I. M.📖Book club📔 "Lost Connections" By Johann Hari

------About the Book club-----
This will be a relaxed discussion and exchange of ideas about the book. Please read it (or most of it) and if you have questions or did not fully understand the content, you can bring the inquiries and we all can have a friendly chat about them.
Here there are no "I am right", or "You are wrong" answers, just open minds. Agnostics when we don't know enough to have an informed opinion and comprehensive when we don't share them. We try to see the world from different perspectives, even when those are counterintuitive. We gather to try to understand ✅, not to make anyone understand❌.

ー➡️To cover the cost of the venue we will ask for 100 (a hundred) yen to join ⬅️ー

For August we will be discussing: "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions" by Johann Hari

Please take a look at the end for an abstract of the book.

------Details of the event-----
- 3:15 PM
The venue opens. Please come directly to the Tsunohazu Civic Center (新宿区立角筈地域センター). Conference Room I（会議室A）in the 7th　floor　（7階）

-3:30 PM
Depending on the number of people, we will split into small groups to start the discussion. A list with the subtitles of the book and possible questions will be provided, but feel free to start the conversation as you like.
-4:15 PM
We will share our thoughts with other groups
-4:55 PM
Let's discuss altogether the conclusions that we got from each other (or maybe there will be more questions than answers!)
The limit of the number of persons is stipulated by the capacity of the room so we can manage better the discussion and everyone can participate and have a voice, if you are unable to attend, please change your RSVP so others can join instead.

Let's talk about Depression, connections and well-being!

NOTE: If you are interested in attending this bookclub but you are unable to afford it due to a particular financial situation, please send a direct message to the organizer. We will figure things out :)

========================Abstract======================

What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking anti-depressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work.