Many people, especially Japanese, are afraid of making mistakes too much. But if you do business or something other things such as sports, making friends, and learning skills, you shouldn’t fear failure so much. Because people learn by mistakes. You cannot be successful without making mistakes. I have made many failures such as losing...
You must read “INFLUENCE The Psychology of Persuasion” if you do business
INFLUENCE is a popular book about behavioral psychology. It explains the psychology of why people say “yes”. It means why people buy products. You can apply this knowledge to your business and human relations. The author had been deceived by salespeople and made to buy products many times. From these experiences, he decided to...
How to motivate yourself to write a blog every day
Many people want to earn money by writing a blog nowadays. But most of them give up writing a blog before making a profit. One of the major reasons for this is losing motivation. If you are an employee, it is not a difficult thing to go to the office and work every weekday....
It is important to quit something
To keep at it, to make an effort, and to continue something patiently are thought as great. They are virtues in Japan. In contrast, quitting is thought of as bad behavior. So many people continue working at the same companies until they retire. It is common in Japan. In my case, I quit a...
Staying home would decrease communication skills
The COVID-19 pandemic heavily affects society. The Japanese government requested people to stay home when a state of emergency declared nationwide. It might be necessary to prevent the virus from spreading. But there are harmful effects. One of the bad effects is a decline in communication skills. Staying home causes a low frequency of talking...
Japanese financial support for small businesses and sole proprietors is generous
Many businesses and sole proprietors all over Japan are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially, industries such as restaurants, bars, travels, transportation, events, sports are heavily affected by the pandemic. This is because the government has requested people to stay home. The Japanese government tries to support these industries. But, unfortunately, many...
Toilet paper vanished simultaneously from store shelves in Japan because of a false rumor regarding the Coronavirus pandemic
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused various problems in an entire society. There are some problems which are more serious than the disease itself. A false rumor is one of them. In February 2020, toilet paper suddenly disappeared from the store shelves in Japan as a whole. The beginning of this problem is that a...
Japan is prone to earthquakes
Japan has many earthquakes. Especially, great damage happened at The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. It has been 9 years since then, but all Japanese people still clearly remember the earthquake. When the earthquake happened, I was in an office at that time. I was so scared. I seriously thought I was going...
Doing YouTube is helpful for learning English!
I have been working as a YouTuber for several years. I have interviewed many foreigners and explained my opinions in English on my YouTube channel. It is helpful to improve my English skill. Because, not only that I have to communicate with foreigners well, but also I have to listen to my English to...
The number of freelancers is increasing in Japan
More and more Japanese people want to work as freelancer nowadays. The number of freelancers which include side jobs is around 10 million in 2019 reportedly. It means one out of six workers is a freelancer in Japan’s. On the other hand, the number of freelancers in the US is 57 million in 2018....