近道を売る人ほど、近道していない

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   27 Sep 2026 · 12 min

   好きなことを仕事にするべきか

   Should you turn what you love into your work? In this episode, I explore why our interests and preferences should matter when choosing a career. Following your passion does not guarantee success, and financial stability cannot simply be ignored. But choosing a job only because it seems safe may eventually leave you wondering what you actually wanted to do. Sometimes it is better to seriously pursue something, fail, and discover that it was not right for you than never try at all. A career is not only about earning a living. It is also about deciding what deserves your time and commitment.…

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   26 Sep 2026 · 8 min

   鈍感力より、雑になる勇気。

   Can we really train ourselves to stop caring about what other people say and do? In this episode, I question the popular idea of developing a thicker skin. Perhaps sensitivity is not something we can simply switch off. Instead of trying to become less sensitive, I suggest another approach: becoming a little less demanding of ourselves. Modern culture often celebrates careful routines, tidy homes, healthy habits, and “mindful” living. There is nothing wrong with any of that, but constant self-management can become exhausting. Maybe what we need is not greater emotional toughness, but the…

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   25 Sep 2026 · 13 min

   引きこもりたいという本音は隠さざるを得ないのが現代人の偽らざる心情だろう

   Perhaps many people secretly want to withdraw from society more than they are willing to admit. In this episode, I reflect on my own tendency to stay home, avoid unnecessary social interaction, and struggle with conventional institutions. I talk about leaving high school, later going to university, and eventually discovering that corporate life was especially difficult for me—not because I disliked working, but because constant workplace relationships exhausted me. Being able to adapt to a company is certainly a useful ability, but it is not the only measure of a person. Perhaps being…

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   24 Sep 2026 · 10 min

   営業マンが売りたい時と、お客さんが買いたい時は違う

   Customers have their own timing when it comes to buying. In this episode, I reflect on my years of experience in sales and a difficult truth every salesperson faces: sometimes you can explain everything clearly, answer every question, build trust, and still fail to close the deal. The reason may be surprisingly simple—the customer simply does not need the product right now. Salespeople have targets, commissions, and pressure to sell, but customers have their own circumstances. Sometimes the best thing you can do is explain the product honestly, answer their concerns, and then leave politely.…

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   23 Sep 2026 · 8 min

   職業病ですから

   Years ago in Bangkok, a recruitment agent impressed me by instantly recognizing a pattern in my job search. When I said, “You know the industry well,” he replied, “It’s an occupational hazard.” For some reason, that phrase stayed with me. In this episode, I explore why it felt slightly performative: a form of modesty that quietly advertises professional expertise. I also consider how our image of competence is changing. In the age of AI, being able to memorize everything and answer instantly may matter less than finding, checking, and processing information efficiently. Perhaps…

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   21 Sep 2026 · 11 min

   焼畑ビジネスで気を付けなければならないポイント

   How can you tell whether a business opportunity is already burning out? In this episode, I examine “slash-and-burn” business models, especially those built around teaching people how to make money online. The early entrants may succeed, but problems arise when students become sellers of the same methods and the market depends on a constant supply of newcomers. I discuss several useful questions: Who is the final consumer? Does the product have value without being resold? How many people actually succeed? What did the successful people sell? Sometimes a market looks prosperous only because…

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   20 Sep 2026 · 13 min

   自己啓発産業のサプライチェーン

   What if the self-help industry has its own supply chain? In this episode, I look at self-help through the lens of manufacturing. Ideas such as mindset, personal branding, resilience, and journaling are imported, translated, adapted, shaped into familiar formulas, mass-produced as social media posts, and distributed to consumers. Some creators act like trading companies, others like mold makers, factories, wholesalers, or retailers. This does not mean self-help is worthless. The more interesting question is where value is added, where ideas become diluted, and where they turn into copies.…

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   19 Sep 2026 · 13 min

   現代人は、人生を攻略ゲームに変換することで、不確実さから逃げているのではないか

   Why are modern people so obsessed with optimization? In this episode, I explore the possibility that optimization helps us cope with uncertainty. Life has no clear roadmap, but goals, numbers, routines, and success formulas can make it feel like a game with rules. We want success to have a reason and failure to have an explanation because randomness is uncomfortable. Yet effort does not always produce results, and success may depend partly on timing, circumstances, and luck. Perhaps we do not need more strategies for mastering life. What we need instead is the ability to live in a world that…

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   18 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   自己啓発屋の思想はなぜテフロン加工されているのか

   Why does self-help thinking sometimes seem Teflon-coated? In this episode, I explore how certain ideas appear designed to repel criticism, failure, social problems, and even self-doubt. When reality challenges the message that “everything depends on you,” another positive slogan can simply provide a fresh coating. I contrast this with a “wok-style” philosophy: scratched, burned, blackened, and shaped by direct contact with reality. Perhaps good thinking should allow failure, contradiction, other people’s suffering, and uncomfortable facts to stick. There is nothing wrong with ambition or…

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    17 Sep 2026 · 9 min

    空手形ばかり切るビジネス

    Is modern self-help built on promissory notes? In this episode, I explore how online businesses often sell promises whose value can only be judged in the future: change your habits and your life will improve, invest in yourself and you will succeed, or build systems and you will become free. On social media, people even seem to endorse each other’s promises through likes, comments, and mutual praise. But eventually, every promise reaches its maturity date. What actually remains after one, two, or three years? Perhaps sustainable business is less about selling grand dreams and more about…