This article is exactly what it says on the tin. Example: Steel your sense of discipline For Mr Kodo Nishimura, a Buddhist monk, LGBTQIA+ activist and the author of This Monk Wears Heels, the key thing that he learnt growing up in Japan was self-discipline. “Especially when I was in training to become a monk, we … Continue reading 33 Ways To Improve Your Life, Japanese Style by Ashley Ogawa Clarke
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Tom Robbin on Dealing With Authority
Zuihitsu, 2025-01
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Heights are driven by process. Bottoms are driven by events. Above all, do not lie to yourself. At first, few see the opportunity. Eventually, … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2025-01
Zuihitsu, 2024-02
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The problem with throwing the tomato is it precludes using it for anything else. When someone says something you don't understand, ask them to … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-02
Zuihitsu, 2024-01
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Ask a great question and the article will write itself. To govern is to choose.—Nigel Lawson Don't waste precious time trying to prove someone … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-01
Zuihitsu, 2023-12
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Failure requires objectives. Hedges are not for keeping people out, but directing them to the path. Do not mistake games for wasting time. A … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-12
Zuihitsu, 2023-11
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Trading one asset class is blind trading. An avalanche starts with a single snowflake, but which one? Lawyers: When the law is not on … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-11
Zuihitsu, 2023-10
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. It's none of my business. Fraud is the market of a bubble. Each of us are a work made by our own hand. Attempts … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-10
Zuihitsu, 2023-09
How is life? Harsh according to good standards, but well according to harsh ones. Thank your enemies with guest-gifts of pain. The angle of the dangle is proportional to the heat of the meat. Two is one, and one is none. Risk cannot be destroyed, only transformed. No pain, no premium. Over the long term, … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-09
Zuihitsu, 2023-08
If it's an easy change, it's superficial. Slavery is not being able to speak your mind.—paraphrased Epictetus You won’t get anything done by planning.—Karl Pilkington We build on our experience, not our plans. A culture of exposing weakness reduces critical failures. Life and pain share kinship. The gods do not give everything to people at … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-08
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