Shoshi Shizen 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
I saw a film, “A White Bird,” and witnessed wonderful feelings great kindness makes. It’s about main protagonist Sara, and the young man who was bullied at school, but saves Sara’s life. My father doesn’t give movies a praise easily, but he was very much moved and said, “I wish many more people could watch … Read more
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
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
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
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
I found a great blog where the author tells us how to self-learn math. He writes sometimes he can learn math the best way with great books. If we choose a wrong book, we might suffer for months. Picking an amazing textbook is essential. He also writes, “selecting books carefully rule applies to when you … Read more
I discovered “we can recover from fatigue if we spend enough time to rest.” But, I guess a lot of people already know this. Anyway, since resting is very important, we need to prioritize rest. It’s OK to take time for relaxing. Since we have a lot to do, doing nothing may seem like a … Read more
There are many days it seems hard to get rest. I keep thinking about my work! Around the time, I felt the need to do something about my fatigue, I found the Japanese book, “自衛隊メンタル教官が教える 心の疲れをとる技術 (朝日新書)” Thanks to it, I’m beginning to understand that I need to take rest consciously. But psychological fatigue is … Read more
Are you interested in building a good habit? Recently, I found a good audiobook about it. I did have some good habits before, so I didn’t feel the need to listen to that kind of book, but I have listened to it anyway, and I am glad I have, because after listening to this Japanese … Read more