I'm breaking my own rule. This week I was only able to go swimming once. I've just had too much stuff pile up slowly and it's culminated I'm not having enough time to do stuff. Yesterday I had set aside the day for a break, but something came up that it would have been rude …

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In Yamabushi training, we don't write things down because humans write things down to read them later, and this means we aren't practicing living in the moment, one of the main aims of the training. When I do the Akinomineiri Ritual in August, I'm going to have to decide how to continue this blog. Should …

Yamabushi Writing Read More »

At the start of class in Japan, the students all stand up, now to the teacher, and sit down before lessons start. Supposedly this is to show their respect to the teacher. I have no problem with students showing their respect to the teacher, but I'd rather they did it by putting in the effort …

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There's only so much you can save, but the amount you can earn is infinite. No matter how much you cut your expenses, you won't be able to live as well as if you had increased income. Focus on increasing your income, but at the same time don't ignore the expenses. This could be the …

Lessons from Ramit Sethi’s (second?) podcast with Tim Ferriss Read More »

Whenever you do a native check or are checking a translation, there is a rule that you only change what needs changing. I didn't actually know this until I had someone coach me through a job, but it's a rule that makes a lot of sense, and saves a lot of trouble. It's not only …

Don’t change things if you don’t have to Read More »

If you take on a job, you take on everything that comes with it. The pay, the working hours, the fact you have a boss, everything. So you can't blame them for the bad situations they put you in. There's always an option to move elsewhere or make a living in other ways. Don't be …

Blind acceptance Read More »

The fact that your ideas are being shared should be enough. It shows that you were on the right track. It only really matters if you get the credit if your livelihood depends on it, which it doesn't. Anyway, you should be able to make up for it in some way. So don't fret.