WHO’s 5-Step measure tells you what you need to know first. And the missing link.

Quiet quitting is nothing more than a new term for side hustling, for building your own thing.

Who do you think earned the highest grades by the end of the semester? The fast pots made in large quantities, or the unique pots that were meticulously crafted over the entire semester?

Forget wabi-sabi, ikigai, and kintsugi. This is the one phrase to really understand Japan.

As a parent, one of the most impactful things you can do is acknowledge your kids' achievements and healthy habits. This is when you put your empathy muscles to work to encourage good behavior, self-confidence and self-worth in ⋯

We all know about CNN+, Google Glass, and Amazon Fire Phone. Were those brands powerful? Absolutely. Were those products marketed poorly? No. Should you emulate them? Most definitely not.

Sometimes it's hard to realize how much life is scrolling by until you stop giving Facebook so much of your time...

This is my journey from an omnivore to "vegan" plus the challenges and triumphs. How did I go from 161kg to 94.5kg? What diet and exercise routine did I employ to melt it all away?

Visualize the most prominent philosophies that tackled the question "why live?" over the past 5000 years.

Doctors inform me that I may have an infarction deep in my right cerebrum.

Your creations don’t die with you. They get left behind. People remember them. People continue to enjoy them. People continue to learn from them.

Thinking of LittleBits electronic kits.

Groucho Marx (aka Julius Henry Marx)I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal. Despite searching for half-an-hour, I couldn’t find a date nor place where Groucho allegedly said this quote. ⋯

Richie Bartlett😢 Leonard Nimoy Has Passed Away At Age 83 Actor Leonard Nimoy, most famous for his role as the half-human/half-Vulcan Mr. Spock in the Star Trek franchise, passed away in his Los Angeles home on Friday morning ⋯

Architecture & DesignFebruary 23, 2015It’s All A Matter Of Perspective! ᴷᴬ

SMART Recovery USAJanuary 13, 2015✥ ✦ ✧One of the secrets to success is recognizing that motivation FOLLOWS action, not the other way around.What action are you taking to spark your motivation today?"

New Years (Osechi) Brunch!

Party like it’s 2015!

Richie BartlettBe wary of any device or service that claims to conceal your online identity.It’s like buying vitamins that claim to make you immortal.You would be better off just unplugging and disconnecting from the ⋯

Richie BartlettNew iPad ad focuses on getting things done | ZDNetApple’s answer to Microsoft’s Surface in the workplace. Apple has always shied away from throwing a never-ending stream of tech specs at its potential customers, ⋯

How come we never have the money to do things right the first time, but we always have the money to fix it later?

IFLScienceOctober 27, 2014I didn’t believe this at first, so I looked it up. It’s absolutely true. In the average year, you’re around 10x more likely to be bitten by an inhabitant of New York City than you are to be bitten by ⋯

Richie BartlettWhy do people judge you by your appearance??This has bothered me for some time. If I can prove my objective thinking and knowledge, then why does it matter how I dress?“Presentation” seems to be what all people ⋯

IFLScienceAugust 10, 2014If you haven’t watched it yet, check out the trailer for the new Stephen Hawking biopic. It genuinely made me cry: http://bit.ly/1B3S9nzImage by AsapSCIENCE.

Richie BartlettJapan police mobilized 700 officers to search for the girl, using GPS to track her phone… Yet, they could not find the girl until they tracked a lead where a lady saw the girl talking to a man near a “suspicious ⋯

Melanie Joy (2012/NOV/05)Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place. It means that you are intelligent enough to know that there’s plenty left to learn.

Joey YapMay 22, 2014I was asked today, why do I work so hard with no weekend breaks.My answer:I am creatively fulfilled and loving what I do: teaching and helping people around the world even as I teach and help myself.I’m ⋯

I am not “42” yet… I have not reached the “prime number” of my universe yet!

March 9, 2014Once a group of 500 people were attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and decided to do a group activity. He started giving each person a balloon. Each person was then asked to write their name on it ⋯

Richie Bartlett Jr.Fantastic! Wish I could live the life this guy has!These cats are gorgeous as they are ferocious. In the captivating 2013 video below, Richardson invites the GoPro production crew along for an unforgettable ⋯

Love the snow… I’d rather be skiing than sitting in cube central. Japanese Culture & StyleJapanese Culture & Style updated their cover photo.

People starving for attention ride the train NAKED! I would be more concerned about the cleanliness of the seats and their hygiene habits than the fact they rode naked. ＪＲ列車内で全裸撮影、男女６人を書類送検 | ⋯

Richie Bartlett Jr.This describes my personality very closely. Portrait of the Rational Mastermind - INTJ 🔗 planning 🔗 Masterminds understand the logical consequences of each move, and easily grasp how each step necessitates ⋯

Sometimes, I just want to quit the rat-race in the city and go live in the forest. Then I remember how comfortable city life is… Still… parts of my childhood remind me of the adventures of surviving on one’s own in the middle ⋯

NO email (?) equates to less stress and more task focus… http://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/Home_page/Research_files/CHI%202012.pdf

Went to get some jewelry I bought appraised… They rated it 1% of the purchased price!! (°_°) 😈 WTF!?? The Jewelry industry is a complete sham! Designed to rape your wallet and make the seller wealthy…

I’m always amazed at the services found in Japan.

富士芝桜まつり 🔗 Japanese: https://www.shibazakura.jp/ English: https://www.kanpai-japan.com/mount-fuji/shibazakura-matsuri 富士花鳥園/ Fuji Kachoen Garden Park 🔗 https://kamoltd.co.jp/fuji_en/about

The Mental Shift That Can Change Everything at Work, And Beyond “Sorry I’m late. Traffic was awful!” How many of your meetings start with this lame excuse? You know it’s a cop-out, yet an irrepressible urge makes you take the ⋯

In response to: https://www.businessinsider.com/man-selling-real-estate-on-the-moon-2013-3 Seriously!!! This has to be among the top 10 in scams on this planet! I should write a letter to UN claiming ownership of the Sun “Sol” ⋯

大好きな彼女 (笑

To Akiko:

No one falls in love by choice, it is by chance.No one stays in love by chance, it is by work.And no one falls out of love by chance… it is by choice."*(Original

Take a peak: Surveying the heights of the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group. Man on a mountain By MARK BRAZIL Special to The Japan Times In the very center of Hokkaido lies a landscape so far removed from the urban sprawl ⋯

I’ve have lived in Japan for almost four years now. Looking back, I have indeed accomplished a great number of things. Learning just enough Japanese (read, write, conversation) to survive. I’ve even managed to lose ⋯

The loneliness of the long-distance foreigner A few months ago I had beers with several old Japan-hand guys (combined we have more than a century of Japan experiences), and one of them asked an interesting question: After ⋯

Marvelous Minakami: the great year-round escape By: JEFF KINGSTON (Special to The Japan Times) Sunday, July 10, 2011 Face it, you need to get out of Tokyo during the dog days of summer, when it gets like a fetid ⋯

After reading the Japan Times Article on “Plant springs new radioactive leak.” I find myself saying: “I told you so!” What genius thought that a “silt fence” was actually going to prevent the radioactive materials from ⋯

Japan - rain and lack of drains on the road< 🔗 Why is it that most of Japan’s roads have virtually no overflow drains? No curb drains? In a country where it rains often, I’ve wondered why the roads have no drains to collect ⋯

Hanging out with friends in Saitama for お花見。 This is a sort of annual tradition by the Japanese that celebrates the start of a new year (from spring). For Japanese, the start of a new job or school is typically in April. ⋯

This man-made disaster continues to unfold as I watch in horror the decisions coming from TEPCO… http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110406a1.html (Seawater radiation shoots far past limit) The repercussions of TEPCO’s ⋯

Below, I will define the traits and qualities I look for in a potential mate. Personality: Fluent in 日本語。Since I am to live in Japan indefinitely, Japanese language is a must to survive in Japan. MOST IMPORTANT: Can accept me ⋯

I recently received the results of my physical from last month, I had a check-up which found that my blood pressure was “normal” but on the high side. Additionally, the urine test showed that my urine acid was slightly high. ⋯

On the eve of yet another year, I find myself hopeful and optimistic of the future. Despite all the challenges of the year 2010, I have successfully ​conquered all of my financial difficulties. Back in the black, I can look ⋯

Okay… So, we had a long video phone chat via Skype last Saturday… We talked about my job situation. And as I suspected, that was her primary point of concern and worry. Followed by the recent events from my Birthday weekend ⋯

List of things about Naoko that I like or “hate…” : Good Bad Charming FeistyAcademic Wants family and children Hates Tobacco does not drink alcohol - good for baby Hint of rebelliousness *seems* to have accepted my ⋯

I will be moving apartments again. So over the next month, I doubt that I will be able to post much to my site. I will need to take time in sorting out my new place. Not to mention build a new network for my PCs and ⋯

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Prototype poem framed around the concept of one's life in a photo album.

Micro-poem about my life after crashing my motorcycle.

Short poem about my life not having a family and wishing to have one.

Poem about life like a book you are currently reading.

An incomplete poem I wrote about losing my mind.

A short poem to my mother.

A short poem about poetry in English.

Drawing on various figures and events from history and mythology, I wrote a poem to describe how we are all influenced by our past.

A short poem I wrote in a depressed state.

Poem from when I was a young and horny teenager.

Poem from when I was a lonely teenager.

Poem from when I was dumped teenager.