[Recommendation for 'Savoring'] Savoring Books While Longing for the Time When the North Window Opens
The things we secretly hold dear.
Even though they certainly exist.
We cannot point to them.
They are not just things that can be seen with the eyes.
Deciphering them one by one.
Expressing them with care.
And then, savoring the collection of words created in that way.
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Even if you read a vast variety of books one after another, it is like scooping up seawater with a cup.
Sometimes I feel that is futile.
However, I choose not to try to bail out the ocean, but to enjoy being blown by the sea breeze.
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What I want most is,
'How to increase the variety of my experience points!'
And to that end, the things I am conscious of, summarized roughly, are as follows.
■ Do not consider failure as damage
■ Do not let trial and error bother you
■ Do not fear failure and accumulate as much experience as possible
■ Accept and share interests
■ Expand and direct interests
■ Connect interests
Precisely because we live in a world where needs and environments are changing day by day,
Having an interest -> Trial -> Learning -> Quick adaptability -> Increasing experience
could be considered the ultimate competitive advantage.
"The Complete History of Management Strategy" (Discover Revolutions) by Koji Mitani
Koji Mitani, a professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology, concluded in his book "The Complete History of Management Strategy" that trial-and-error management, where you don't know until you try, is the final answer.
In this day and age, simply making a habit of trying things (the "tried it" or "did it" style) creates a mechanism that provides a huge advantage, and according to the Boston Consulting Group, one of the capabilities required to execute adaptive strategies is the ability to experiment.
In other words, to improve this ability to experiment,
"Prepare"
"Experiment"
"Evaluate"
all three steps are essential. For example, Satoshi Inuzuka stated in his book "Science-Style Reading: A Super-Rationalization Cycle to Maximize Reading Efficiency" that the following framework based on these steps can also be applied to reading.
"Science-Style Reading: A Super-Rationalization Cycle to Maximize Reading Efficiency" by Satoshi Inuzuka
1. Prepare (= Read):
Gather materials (information) from books necessary for solving your own problems and plan what kind of experiments to conduct.
2. Experiment (= Try it out):
Using the materials gathered in step 1, attempt to solve problems in the real world based on the plan you created.
3. Evaluate (= Verify):
Verify whether what you tried worked out or not.
When dealing with people, things often do not go as expected.
If it did not go well, verify the results and develop improvement measures.
Reading is an enjoyable activity in itself, but it is even more delightful when you change yourself through the knowledge and skills gained from reading. If you put the content you read into practice and feel your own growth, you should be able to experience even more fulfilling moments.
When you think about it that way, doesn't it make you feel a bit excited?
Even with reading, there are various ways to try things out. There is even a slang term, 'hitobashira' (human pillar), for people who immediately try out new things. Without those people with a strong spirit of challenge, the world would probably be a boring place.
In every era, frontiers have been opened up by those who became such 'human pillars.' The ability to pull off these 'I tried it' moments is also a trait of people with good testing skills. I believe that the ability to generate new things one after another with agility, both at work and in private life, and the high learning ability to improve skills are indispensable.
After all, I believe that keeping a 'tried it' or 'did it' mindset and increasing the variety of your experience points is a reward in life. It creates a balance between on and off, brings satisfaction and small happiness to daily life, and enriches one's living.
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I am one of those eccentrics who must have existed in every era (@@)
Even as a self-proclaimed voracious reader, it is impossible for me to read every new book that catches my interest ^^;
So, how do I grasp the content of the books I want to read? Specifically, rather than book reviews or critiques, I cross-check several book review blogs that serve as reliable sources for me, which provide notes, key points, and summaries of the books.
Now, if you check these sites daily as part of your routine, you can get a certain overview of books you haven't read, and I keep a list of books I want to read—or rather, I record them in a text editor as 'tsundoku' (unread books), no, wait, I record them.
'Tsundoku is the Perfect Reading Technique' by Nozomi Nagata
Oh yes, the levels (or severity) of book lovers are as follows. What level are you all at?
Book lover: About 50 books at home
Reading enthusiast: 100 to 200 books
Book pig: About 1,000 books (also stacked on the stairs of the house)
Book wolf: Buys a house just to line up books
'Book Wolf, Book Pig' by Takashi Tatsuno
Bibliomaniac: Buying up all five copies of a book in the world and tearing up and throwing away four of them.
Bibliophilia: People who not only enjoy reading but also love the physical existence of books themselves.
'The Madman's Library: The Greatest Hoaxes, Eccentricities, and Oddities in the History of Books' by Edward Brooke-Hitching, edited by National Geographic, translated by Yoriko Takasaku
'A History of Strange Books: The Story of 'Dangerous Books' That Changed History' by Ritsuka Misaki
'A History of Strange Books 2: The Story of 'Even More Dangerous Books' That Changed History' by Ritsuka Misaki
'The Book of Lost Things' (Sogen Suiri Bunko) by John Connolly, translated by Shibun Tauchi
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Wondering which one to read today.
Immersing myself in what I love.
Soaking in time to face myself, a 'Hita-katsu' (immersion activity) (^^)
Tonight, the menu of books to indulge in is...
[Recommendation for 'Indulging'] Indulging in books while yearning for the time when the north window opens
'DEATH NOTE Complete Collection' by Takeshi Obata (Art), Tsugumi Ohba (Story)
'DELICACY' by Masahiro Shoda (Photography)
'FAN HO Photography Collection: THE LIVING THEATRE'
'ON THE TABLE' Mizumaru Anzai Collection
'WHOLE MCUBSR CATALOG'
'William Hogarth: An Analysis of 'The Painted Moral'
'Happy Sweaters' by Mariko Mikuni (Author), Yasuhide Kuge (Photography)
'Reviewing Until the Bear' (Misuzudo Handmade Special Edition) by Nana Inoue
'Coca-Cola Lesson' by Shuntaro Tanikawa
'Junko Koshino: 56 Ways to Say It's Okay - Powerful Woman Quotes to Turn Failure and Adversity into Strength' by Junko Koshino
'This is the Horizon' by Shuntaro Tanikawa, illustrated by tupera tupera
'The Red Turtle: A Story of an Island' by Michael Dudok de Wit (original work), composed and written by Natsuki Ikezawa
'Yasuji Hanamori Book Design Collection' edited by Heikichi Karasawa, Ayashige Nadaro, and Tetsuo Hayashi
'Mr. Picture and Mr. Word' (Many Wonders Masterpiece Collection) by Yukichi Amano, illustrated by Akane Otsuki
'Picture Scroll Style Expanding Picture Book: River' by Satoshi Kako (author, illustrator)
'Kenji Miyazawa: Twelve-Color Picture Book'
'Kyomai Tsurezure' by Yachiyo Inoue
'How Many Light, Agile Kittens Are There? - Koichi Tsuchiya Palindrome Collection' by Koichi Tsuchiya
'Hand of Origin / Hand of (Lost/Dew) Origin...' by Gozo Yoshimasu
'Enormous Changes at the Last Minute' (Bunshun Bunko) by Grace Paley, translated by Haruki Murakami
'Nature Lessons' (Chikuma Bunko) by Kohei Kitayama
'Homework Undertaking Co., Ltd.' by Ashihei Furuta, illustrated by Hideko Nagano
'Returning to Kinosaki' by Kanae Minato
'Strolling Picture Scroll by Shinkansen: The 57 Stations of the Tokaido' by Kochizu Library
'Mathematics Playboy' by Yoichiro Konosu
'Taipei National Palace Museum - Northern Song Ru Ware Celadon Narcissus Basin'
'Japanese Embroidery: Yuri Shinoda'
'Yutaka Ozaki: OZAKI-50'
"Dialogue with Trees: 5 Landscapes of Regeneration, Exhibition Catalog, Special Wooden Binding Edition"
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