○Creating a Fun Life Yourself—The 'Power to Enjoy' Taught by March 20th

Getters Iida’s book “Stories to Improve Your Luck in 365 Days” is a book that teaches
tips for daily living in
gentle words aligned with the 365 days of the year. It is packed with words that
suddenly remind you of important things you might otherwise forget
.

I personally would like to introduce them little by little in order to organize the

insights I have gained from this book in my daily life. I would be happy if you could read them lightly
at the start of your day.

This time, I will introduce the summary and key points regarding the phrase March 20th: 'It Takes Effort to Enjoy'
.

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The theme for March 20th

“It Takes Effort to Enjoy”

What this phrase conveys is the idea that
a fun life is not something that comes naturally, but something for which you must cultivate the power to enjoy yourself

.

If you are just passive and spend your time doing nothing,
daily life tends to become monotonous.
Conversely, by engaging and making an effort yourself,
the enjoyment of the same events can change significantly.

In other words, to enjoy life, it is important to
gradually acquire ways of thinking and acting that allow you to enjoy things.

Hardship is also necessary to enjoy things

“Enjoying” might make you imagine only easy things.

However, in reality,

• times when things don't go well

• events that don't go as planned

• time spent worrying about human relationships

Looking back later, these experiences can also become
the foundation for enjoying life.

By experiencing hardship and difficulty, your perspective on things broadens, and
the flavor of life becomes deeper.

Enjoyment is not born from passivity

Among those who feel that “every day is not fun,” some have unknowingly adopted a
passive attitude.

• Waiting for someone else to entertain you

• Expecting things from events or the environment

• Leaving things to others

With this attitude, no matter where you are, it becomes hard to feel satisfied.

On the other hand,

• Initiating conversation yourself

• Looking things up in advance

• Showing interest and asking questions

When you take actions like these, fun is more likely to emerge even in the same situation.

Perhaps fun is something that is born from engagement.

Cultivating a 'Mindset for Enjoyment'

Even with the same event,

• someone who ends it by saying 'that was the worst'

• someone who thinks 'what can I learn from this?'

—the way they experience life changes significantly.

Even within failures or troubles,

• things that become lessons

• things that become funny stories

• hints that can be used next time

The more a person can find these things,the stronger their power to enjoy daily life becomes.

In other words, mastering how to use your mind to enjoy things can be called
a shortcut to improving your luck.

Practices you can start today

Finally, I would like to introduce some small habits you can try in your daily life.

1. Check if you are being passive

When you feel "this isn't fun," take a moment to reflect on whether you are being
completely passive.

2. Decide on one action to go out and enjoy yourself

Just one thing every day,

• Initiate a conversation

• Look up something you're curious about

• Prepare a question in advance

• Add a little playfulness

and other such actions to go out and enjoy yourself.

3. Find the "material" in your failures

When you look back on events that didn't go well,

• what was difficult

• what you learned

• what could be turned into a funny story

—if you write down these three things, a "mindset for enjoyment" will gradually grow.

Life doesn't easily become fun just by waiting.

"How can I enjoy this more?"

Thinking and acting in that way might be the first step to making life interesting.

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