The twelve NADIR pairs this paper read, word for word in the English this study made from the Korean originals, each under the short title the paper gives it, with the heading first (the studio's question field) and then each sentence of the judgment on its own. Every pair has the status of a hypothesis and is an unreviewed episode interpretation draft that the studio files under self-perception and defence, in the phase of transition, with the horizon future; none names a real person, organisation or event, so no line has been withheld. The studio's labels are given in the line under each title, not quoted.
The actions not taken
Pair nadir:human:010, an episode interpretation draft of edition 3, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The actions that will not repeat the past make up the content of a new start.
The desire to recover past pride under a new name tends to reproduce the overreaching promises of before.
The sincerity of a comeback shows less in larger ambitions than in the actions one has decided not to take this time.
Without the title
Pair nadir:human:391, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The first occasion of explaining oneself without the title of one's former organisation
When the title disappears, one comes to distinguish again between the work one can actually do and one's past status.
A transition needs not the discarding of ability but a process of explaining it in a different context.
Never failing again
Pair nadir:human:401, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The excessive control made by the resolve never to fail again
Trying to eliminate errors completely can block even small attempts.
The safety of a restart is made less by the absence of failure than by the conditions under which a failure can be ended small.
Recovering later
Pair nadir:human:411, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The standard for judging oneself when recovering later than others
The speed of recovery differs with the burden borne and the resources left.
One should not expect the same state of readiness merely because activity was resumed at the same point in time.
Recognition and readiness
Pair nadir:human:421, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The gap between the speed of seeking recognition again and the ability actually ready
The wish to prove recovery can lead to excessive promises.
Showing, small, the range one can handle now builds more trust than a large declaration.
How much to tell
Pair nadir:human:431, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The boundary that sets how much of the past to explain in front of new colleagues
A past failure may be information the present role needs, but there is no duty to disclose every experience.
The explanation that cooperation needs is distinguished from a person's private memory.
The former assessment
Pair nadir:human:441, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The former assessment that comes back to life on returning to the same industry
The gaze of the past can narrow present choices too far.
Between the role others remember and the role possible now, room is needed to make new experience.
The story of the failure
Pair nadir:human:451, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
A self-understanding not trapped in the story that explains the failure
If the role gained from failure again becomes the whole of identity, it is hard to discover new abilities.
One must keep the experience learned while leaving open the possibility of going on to become a different person.
What one can bear
Pair nadir:human:461, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The range of what one can bear, to be checked before taking on a large responsibility again
Even when the will has recovered, the conditions for withstanding the same pressure may still be lacking.
Not only confidence but also whether support and the authority to refuse are in place must be judged together.
Showing recovery
Pair nadir:human:471, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The fatigue of trying to keep showing others evidence of recovery
If every new activity is made a proof of the comeback, the room to test failure shrinks.
Allowing time to learn and correct in an ordinary way is also part of recovery.
Beyond the description
Pair nadir:human:481, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
A new daily life that leaves behind the description of a person who has been through failure
Acknowledging the past is different from explaining oneself by that experience every time.
As small present roles accumulate, identity can be composed anew.
The margin of judgment
Pair nadir:human:491, an episode interpretation draft of edition 4, unreviewed, with the status hypothesis and no options.
The margin of judgment to leave open before an uncertain future
Trying to fix a new identity quickly can mean staying long even in a role that does not fit.
Acknowledging the parts not yet decided becomes the space to take in the next experience.