Author: Satoru Hirose

 

Ignore what disturbs you.
邪魔するものを無視しよう。

 

This is the only way to get out of your comfort zone and create something that surprises yourself.

 

 

Get tuned up.
調整しよう。

 

Sometimes our brain does not function as we expect it to.

Yesterday I made a lot of mistakes while working. I also noticed my mistakes even after I got a task done—and threw away my work (mistakes included) as it would take too much time to redo it.

A lack of focus is inevitable. It happens no matter what we do, even when we have many things to do, and leads us to make a mistake. When it happens, all we can do—and should do—is to calm ourselves down, no matter how busy we are.

Breathe slowly, meditate, take a walk… Five-minutes break to calm you down can save hours later.

 

 

Be fair to everybody.
すべての人に公平になろう。

 

Life is not fair. Other people are not always fair to you; most of the time, they are unfair.

But we should not give up on being fair to everybody. Why?

No one will thank you for being unfair. If you become unfair, people who are treated unfairly by you will curse you and try to retaliate against you—perhaps for the rest of their life.

It’s just unnecessary. It’s always NOT a good idea to incur someone’s hatred because it will come back to us sooner or later—especially when we have a tough time.

You may think vengeance is sweet. It certainly is, but it will come back. Never get upset when you are treated unfairly. Forget it and be fair to others. Don’t get trapped in an endless loop.

 

 

Exchange ideas.
アイディアを出し合おう。

 

Exchanging ideas with others always helps us think further. It also gives us a leap of the imagination and help us create something new.

Thanks to the Internet, we can easily connect with the people who have interesting thoughts. It would be a waste not to take advantage of that.

But be cautious; not everybody is able to exchange ideas with others. Some people are just busy proving themselves right and others wrong, although they may seem to be willing to have a conversation with others—in fact they are just looking for their victim. Stay away from them.