Japan’s refusal to get with the times is hurting them more than it should with the recent crisis. What do I mean by refusal to get with the times? In general, there has been a lack of movement towards a digital economy. Banks are the perfect example. Passbooks are still very much the norm, and […]

I know the Coronavirus has been tough on pretty much everybody, but if it’s caused you to act different in any way, which it undoubtedly has, it could be a way of helping you find out more about yourself. For example, say you’re an interpreter, obviously your chances of finding live interpretation have fallen to […]

I'm halfway through editing my second pronunciation video, and I can think of 100 different ways to improve it. I ought to scrap what I have right now and start over, because these improvements are so drastic they would require me to do so, but I want to make it an example. So, I'm going […]

You want to be useful, right? You want to help people, right? It’s why you go to school, to learn to be more useful, to build your skills, and use your skills to create better. Well, there’s a simple way you can get even better. Simple, but not easy. But with practice, it can be […]

I thought it might be possible to make a video a day, on top of my blog. Well, I got one video in yesterday (in Japanese on English pronunciation, you didn't miss much), and today I managed to film for the next video, but the editing just takes so much time! I need to get […]

It’s when you put your ideas out into the world that the true value comes. Only then can you really put them to the test, and only then can you gauge the reaction. The reaction not only from the audience, but from yourself too. Do you feel proud of what you made? Did you put […]

Nobody nominated me to write this blog. Well, besides me. I nominated myself, but I’m pretty sure all the YouTubers and other bloggers I see and read, and all the photos I see on Instagram, all the companies out there that felt a need to fill a need, I’m pretty sure no one nominated them. […]