Stop allowing your mind to be a slave, to be jerked about by selfish impulses, to kick against fate and the present, and to mistrust the future.” ― Marcus Aurelius
以下のことを、自らの心に許すことを止めよ。欲望や権力に従う人になること。利己的な衝動で時間をムダにすること。宿命や現実に抗うこと。そして未来を信じないこと。- マルクス・アウレリウス
Listen to the music that makes you feel good.
気分が良くなる音楽を聴こう。
Music can be a strong tool for brainwashing.
If we listen to a song repeatedly, we unconsciously remember — and internalize — the lyrics of the song. This can be good and bad.
In the late 1960s, one of the most popular female singers in Japan was singing a song that went “My life was dark…” in a deep voice. This might not be the song you like to listen to every day.
As long as you listen to music, choose the music that really makes you feel better. Music can change your feelings, thoughts and behavior — and eventually your life.
Forget it when it’s over.
済んだら忘れよう。
In the past several months, people emailed and requested me to draw something. However some of them quickly lost interest and never responded to my reply.
That’s okay. That’s how we humans behave, and I don’t have any control over what others do.
If we care too much about what others do, it can be a huge distraction. All we need to do is forget and refocus. Just forget what happened without adding any narratives to it. Then refocus on what matters most to us. This 2-step approach helps us survive in the era of information overload.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. – Seneca
酔うことは、自ら進んで狂うことにほかならない。- セネカ
Don’t let others devalue your time.
他人に自分の時間の価値を下げさせない。
Managing time is essential. But it’s not about YOUR time, it’s other’s time.
The value of time is the same for everyone. No matter what we do during the day — CEO, janitor, housewife or student — an hour is an hour. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s THE ONE hour of our limited lives.
The problem is, some people think their time is more important and precious than others. They don’t care even if they waste other’s time, and they get furious or feel offended if someone wastes their time.
The potential problem of any productivity hacks exists here — such hacks may save our time while wasting other’s time. “Focus on what matters to you” — this advice sounds great, but it doesn’t mean that we have the right to spend other’s time for us as much as we want. We have to design how things work from a holistic point of view.
Our social status never changes the value of time. The ultimate productivity hack is to save everyone’s time and to increase output exponentially. It’s worth challenging if you are a productivity enthusiast.
