Human development

It’s hard to develop people. In the first place, I think it’s a task that everybody can not do. You have to learn well before teaching. Sometimes it is necessary to make a tough judgment as to how far to work. So, regardless of age, I think it’s natural that some people can and cannot […]

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Nothing really matters

I learned that many worries could be solved by the magical phrase “nothing really matters.” When you hear someone say, “nothing really matters,” you would think it lacks responsibility. But it isn’t true. After all, you can’t control all the conditions yourself (thank you, Irina!). It’s a matter of course, but I tend to forget

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Chevy Astro

I think it was my late twenties, a long time ago. I once thought about buying a Chevy Astro and living in it with my dog. The reason I suddenly remembered this was because I saw the news; some people used a camper as their home office for people who had difficulty working at home,

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Key to success: Scientific method or Design thinking

During my tenure as an academic developer, I was tasked to build several programs to support professional and career development initiatives. It was exciting because I was finally doing something to help people, not by proxy through research, but real people with whom I worked. When the excitement subsided, I realized that I had no

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Photograph

I like taking pictures. It was fun to take a camera with me on a trip. When I was in the U.S., I took pictures while taking a walk. I had taken pictures even when I came to Okinawa, but the number of such opportunities has decreased considerably. I still don’t know where to focus.

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