86. Living in Japan, a 'Country That Doesn't Learn' ~3 Things to Do in Your 20s~ Vol. 2
Hello!
I'm Akari Kawashima!
This is a continuation of the previous post, so
if you have time, I would appreciate it if you could read the previous article first.
Last time, I talked about
the background behind why Japan is called a "country that doesn't learn" by other nations, and
what kind of things might happen in the future because of that!
This time,
So, what should I do from now on??
I will tell you specifically about that.
To start with the conclusion,
it is to keep increasing the added value of yourself as a business person,
including your abilities, skills, personality, and values.that is.
In other words,
increasing your human capital
is important!
In addition to human capital,there is a need to simultaneously increase your financial capital and social capital,and for these three types of capital, I recommend the book
LIFE SHIFT (Manga Version) as it is easy to understand.(Of course, there is also a non-manga version of the book.)
For that purpose, these are the three things I think are good to do specifically.
1. Read books (obtain high-quality information)
2. Make friends outside of your company
3. Think about and create your life career
Because social media and the like have become widespread and you can obtain various information for free,
I think the morals and responsibility of the information receiver are being questioned even more than those of the information sender.Let's take in information that is beneficial to us!
Books, where the source of responsibility for the information is clear, are recommended because they contain a lot of high-quality information.
The more you read books, the more you can catch what is happening in the world today, and your resolution regarding daily events will increase!
However, the drawback of books is
that they lack real-time information.To compensate for this,
listening to people talkis the best way!
By all means, let's make friends, seniors, and juniors outside the company with whom you can talk frankly about work, hobbies, and family!
When you meet people outside the company,you will encounter differences in values and experiences from your own.I also reached where I am today because meeting friends outside the company became a trigger for me to think about my own life career plan.
Read books, know the world, and learn,
meet people, know and learn from your peers, seniors, and juniors who live in the same era,
and then what you do is,
It is to think about
what you want to do with your life!
This is based on my own experience, but
everything is different now compared to the generation of our parents who enjoyed the bubble era.
I believe it is highly likely that even if you do the same things as your parents, you will not end up with the same (or expected) life.
Precisely because we live in an era of rapid change,
let's design our own lives to the fullest!
Valuing yourself, I believe, truly means facing this and taking action.
So that I can be proud of myself 10 or 20 years from now,
I will also cherish the rest of my 20s and the 30s that lie ahead!