Don’t Be Too Close

There was a big truck in front of us. On the back of the truck, there were small Japanese characters. I became curious, so I tried to read the message, but it was too small. When the cars stopped at the red light, I finally could read it. It said, “If you can read this, … Read more

We might Develop Marketing Strengths

This is a book review blog post by Shoshizen. According to “Simple Marketing for Smart People” by authors, Billy Broas and Tiago Forte, “Marketing is teaching.” And our chances of the message being believed will increase if our claim is backed up with proof and evidence. The advice that we should provide proof and evidence … Read more

How to Spend a Day with Compassion

Richard Carlson, an American author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker, and his wife, Kristine Carlson, gave us this advice, “Start the day with love, live the day with love, end the day with love” in their book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Every Day” I thought that was a beautiful quote. There are three reasons for … Read more

Everyone Sets Examples

Before Ms. Zarna Garg became a successful comedian, she had been seeking her passion, but couldn’t find it easily, and was irritated often. Then, one day, her daughter sent her a thoughtful letter and more notes later on, and because of those encouragements, Zarna found her passion to become a professional comedian. I have listened … Read more

A Beginner Self-Teaching Computer Science

Good textbooks help us learn fast and fun. I live in Japan, so I sometimes get computer science textbooks in Japanese at low prices. Some of them are really fun and helpful to understand the big picture of IT development jobs. For example, Ryuji Kitami’s books are fun and rewarding. Sometimes I can get programming … Read more

Grandpa’s Lilies

This is a true story. A grandfather liked some lilies. His daughter knew this and sent him expensive lilies called Casablanca lilies every year. Grandfather said to his daughter “you don’t have to do this. Don’t send me any more Casablanca lilies.” His daughter thought he was concerned for her cost in sending them, so … Read more