Trust is an interesting thing. When you don't trust someone, it shows, and that leads them to not trust you back. When you do trust someone, it's easier for them to take advantage of you. But if you keep trusting them, they will see that you are sincere, and won't take advantage of you again.
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I think this is a good way to do things. It gives people a reason to try things that they wouldn't usually do, which is the only way really that we can innovate. Working on our hunches, or just on a whim is also exciting and we should be allowed to do it more often.

More than once I've found that the first people to approach you when you enter a new environment are not the people you want to be with. Some people actively come after you to try and pull you into their circle of influence. Often this is because they have found themselves struggling to fit in, […]

I've been given a strange opportunity to make an English course based on what I would like the people of Shonai to become. My next challenge is to find what that would look like. Definitely a good problem to have. The problem with having people in Shonai become what I would like them to become […]

When you learn how to listen, you shut up. This has the added benefit of increasing your input, and if you're surrounding yourself with people smarter than you, that can only be a good thing. Some people try to assert their intelligence by showing how well they can talk, be that by using speed or […]

Hedonistic adaptation at work. Last month I went to Sendai to play survival games. There was a big red truck, well a four-wheel-drive, but the driver the wheels were kind of shitty. The driver obviously wanted to show off, but he couldn't afford good wheels. If you're going to buy a car make sure youCan't […]

Shoes are surprisingly important in portraying an image. Sporty, businessy, 'cool', whatever your style, it's cemented by your footwear. They say you should invest heavily in anything that sets you apart from the ground, ie shoes and your mattress, and I can't help but agree. So make sure your shoes are good ones!