Cliches are unfortunate. They paint a picture of the important slice of life, but because they have been quoted so much, that people ignore them. More time I spend in my life, everything seems to be able to be expressed in cliches. But because I have come down to these words after much living and… Continue reading Book alert in 2 years advance: Aesthetics of Joy by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Category: Insight
Insight, inspiration
louder, freer, kinder
This month marks the tenth year anniversary of my little company, Project Kobo. I've always had the tendency to become too serious with anything and over the past ten years, maybe I have taken myself and the world too seriously. I need to start acting my age, and be louder, freer, kinder. My theme for… Continue reading louder, freer, kinder
The Rights of Passage in Japan: Junior High, High School Club Sports
Less than a minute left to go at the end of the 4th quarter of the game, and the team is losing by 20 points. It's the sudden death game of spring basketball tournament, and the mothers of the losing high school’s seniors cheer on frantically, but they realize that this is going to be… Continue reading The Rights of Passage in Japan: Junior High, High School Club Sports
Work that impact lives in positive ways
I have been attending Penn State University World Campus as a part time undergraduate student for a little over 3 years now. I started as a junior standing student, and if I attended as a full time student, I will have graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2 years. I never thought… Continue reading Work that impact lives in positive ways
Maybe dyslexic people succeed because of their difficulty
Through Hard Talk on BBC featuring Henry Winkler talking about dyslexia, I ended up watching Hard Talk with Brian May, which was so, very super inspiring!!! At 6:40 "No, I don't go for money. No, you wouldn't. Why would you? If you don't do it because you love it, it would have died quickly, because… Continue reading Maybe dyslexic people succeed because of their difficulty
Effective Japanese – English Interpreting
People I know label me as a researcher with great language skills.But my unique and best skill that stands out above others is simultaneous interpreting, going from Japanese into English.Recently I had the opportunity to interpret for an event to learn about Japanese culture, with about 55 Japanese and 25 foreign guests.I was responsible for… Continue reading Effective Japanese – English Interpreting
Social Psychological View on Increasing Trend of Lifestyle Disease in Japan
I tried to pinpoint the prediction number in ratio of population that will have lifestyle disease (listed in previous entry) by 2020, but I could not find the exact prediction for Japan. I did find on Japan Ministry of Health and Labor that there are over 10 million people have diabetes and nearly 20 million… Continue reading Social Psychological View on Increasing Trend of Lifestyle Disease in Japan
Causes of Lifestyle Disease in Japan
I've been given the opportunity to interpret for two different clients in their research for lifestyle disease in Japan.It was like being paid well for attending an intense one month crash course.The topic was on lifestyle disease (called seikatsu shukan byo, life habit disease, in Japan), but it made me think of why Japanese people… Continue reading Causes of Lifestyle Disease in Japan
Working independently for 10 years
I keep remembering what one of my French friend said to me when I quit the corporate life and started working independently: "Your life will never be the same." That was 10 years ago. Just recently I realized that I have been working independently for 10 years! What working independently means to me is that… Continue reading Working independently for 10 years
Life Is a Mystery
For years now, I have been good at not giving into urge to write about my thoughts and feelings. Writing about my thoughts and feelings are futile.What good does it do?It doesn't produce any income.It exposes my weakness. Yet I still have the urge to write publicly my thoughts and feelings.And I have recently started… Continue reading Life Is a Mystery
Choosing Science
As I studied for the Spring Semester that will begin on January 13th, 2014, I read Ivana Nikolic's "House for the Homeless: A place to Hang Your Hat" on the textbook, Field Working: Reading and Writing Research. I was fascinated with Ivana's story seen from insiders and outsider's perspectives. I related to her attitude that… Continue reading Choosing Science
Happiness of Being a Part of Whole
I realize I have been writing philosophical things a lot.I will resist my inner voice that says "Don't embarrass yourself by writing self righteous stuff," and continue writing. Reality will visibly appear the same to the every human eyes.If I am looking at a cat from exact same angle, our eyes will perceive it in… Continue reading Happiness of Being a Part of Whole
“The opposite of sadness is not happiness”
The lesson 2 of Positive Psychology class at the Penn State University World Campus started with these words: Did you know that the opposite of sadness is not happiness? The opposite of sadness is actually...the absence of sadness.What this means is that if you could get rid of everything that is making you sad, you… Continue reading “The opposite of sadness is not happiness”
Willful Blindness
http://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/ja/margaret_heffernan_the_dangers_of_willful_blindness.html As I listened to Margaret Heffernan's talk, I realized (1) it's easier for me to be serious than light, (2) I often choose to be willfully blind, (3) seafood sustainability issue that I am working on as a member of Packard Foundation project team is exactly this. The team members are ordinary people.We just… Continue reading Willful Blindness
Making friend with yourself
Know thyself. It took me many, many years to know myself.I am 53, and I have just begun to know myself. Until I became a mother raising a child at age 27 everything I experienced was evaluated based on how I felt, whether it felt good for me, whether it was right for me. When… Continue reading Making friend with yourself
FUJIKO SUDA 