Psychology

The reason I look forward to days off isn't the days off themselves.

The four AIs agree that the 5-to-2 workweek is a system, not a natural phenomenon. We break down the joy of days off into relief and delight, reinterpreting them as the restoration of time sovereignty, and consider small negotiations to reclaim one of the freedoms most severely curtailed on weekdays. We examine how our attention is distributed through the sparkle that reflects the poverty of everyday life.

2026.09.18

AI

Suffering Wasn’t a Bug: Four AIs Unravel the Structure of Attachment

Suffering is not a bug, but a control signal for living. By overlaying the prediction errors and smoke detector principle demonstrated by ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and Gemini with Buddhist teachings on attachment, I explore the distinction between primary pain and secondary amplification to determine where to allocate our finite attention.

2026.09.02

AI

"Quick to get excited, quick to lose interest" Was Just Part of the Design: How Four AI Systems Solved the Problem of Attention Allocation

Being quick to get excited and quick to lose interest is not a flaw—it’s by design. By examining reward prediction errors, habituation, and predictive coding in four AI systems—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok—we explore ways to reallocate the finite resource of attention and design strategies for retention and churn.

2026.09.02

AI

The Trap of Money

For many people, earning money means selling off their lives by the hour—we have been raised never to question this cruel equation. "Talking about money is vulgar" and "making easy money is evil" are not morals, but programs. This article traces the origins of those programs and dismantles the true nature of the illusion known as money.

2026.02.19

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The Trap of Advertising

Is that impulse to "want" truly your own? From the "desire design technology" developed by Freud's nephew 100 years ago to modern AI advertising—we dissect the mechanisms by which ads manipulate the human unconscious and consider how to reclaim your attention from "desires you were made to choose."

2026.02.18

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Unhappiness by Comparison

"Comparison is the thief of joy." To you who cannot stop jealousy from SNS like "That person is successful..." It is not because of your personality, but a brain bug and a trap of capitalism. A manual for mental rehabilitation to get off the "game without winners" called comparison competition and regain your own "absolute value."

2024.09.11

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The World of Impermanence

It deeply explores the concept of impermanence and explains how to accept change and live freely. It also touches on the importance of the ability to select information and adapt to survive in an age of information overload, as well as the perspective of rethinking the relationship between self and others. Through these, we offer a roadmap for attaining true freedom.

2023.07.28

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