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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

When starting a new project, specify the aim as clear as possible. Without this, it's hard to continue, but also it just confuses things when you do continue, the main purpose of starting in the first place. If possible, put your thoughts into a visual format. Again the why is so important. Not just to […]

When I joined the official Dewa Sanzan shrine Yamabushi training a few years back I learned quite a lot. For the shrine training, the sheer number of participants means it's hard to keep tabs on everyone. I was quite shocked when I saw people smoking. I thought the training was supposed to be about training […]