The bigger your reservoir, the more you can take in. You can expand your reservoir by talking to new people unlike yourself, trying new things, and going to new places (either fictional or otherwise). The key here is new. If you spend time with people who have the same thought patterns as you, you can […]

You don't have to make a big deal of it, you just have to do it. When you make a video on YouTube, that makes you a YouTuber. You don’t have to earn a living off it. When you make a podcast, that makes you a podcaster. You don’t have to make a living off […]

This is always true but now it’s even truer. If you think long term, you prepare for moments like this, well at least in theory. If you don’t, this gives you good incentive to. But if you’re stuck in this situation unwittingly, I’m afraid you’re just going to have to buck up and prepare for […]

When you get the urge to do something, do it as soon as you can. That way, your brain has less of a chance of getting in the way. Then, once you’ve done it, you have something to work off.

When building a house in Japan, you come to realise that Japanese people don’t get a lot of non-Japanese things. For example, I’m wanting to have an en-suite. Simple enough, right? Well when it comes to having a shower that doesn’t have a bath attached... yeah good luck with that. They exist, but they’re either […]

To be with nature. To be nature. I was reminiscing about a day last year I spent climbing Mt. Haguro alone. Except I wasn’t ever alone. The phrase ‘to be with nature’, is an odd one because humans are a part of nature too. You can’t be with something you are. The phrase may better […]

A few years ago I remember telling my computer proficient friend that I wanted to make a website. He told me, find something to make it about. I didn’t have a strong enough thing to make it about at the time so I didn’t get anywhere. Fast forward to now and I have made a […]