[Article Introduction from Collaborative Magazine] 'Graduation from this Control': A Small Step to Rethink How You Work and Spend Your Time

Hello, this is Haru.

Every Thursday isthe day for picking and introducing articles from the collaborative magazine 'Harumaga'.The articles I have introduced so far are summarized in this
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This time, I would like to pick up one piece thatleft a deep impression on my heartwhile reading it!

Graduation from this Control - To regain the balance between your company and your own time.

by Ojisan | Monologue of a 40-something corporate slave manager with a family

The author, Ojisan, a manager in his 40s,candidly talks about the time he has lostin a work-centered life.

Most of the day disappears into work and sleep, and the little remaining time is spent on family, leaving almost no time for oneself.

Because of his enthusiasm for work, he prioritizes the company even after returning home or on holidays, sacrificing children's events and promises with friends.
There are probably many people who feel that they have had the same experience.

However, the author, Ojisan, does not just end with lamenting.

Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs,he organizes that time for family, friends, andhobbies is what truly fulfills a person.

Graduation from the companydoes not mean quitting, but suggests that it can be started witha small stepsuch as a side job or changing jobs.At the end, he overlaps with the lyrics of

Yutaka Ozakiand calls for a free way of working in the Reiwa era that is not bound by the company.

Side jobs and changing jobs are not just for income. A perspective of mental freedom

I also worked recklessly when I was in my 30s.

Days like waking up at 4 AM to head to the company and returning home at 1 or 2 AM.
I was so exhausted on weekends that I slept like a log, and I don't even remember having a proper conversation with my wife or children.

It is no exaggeration to say that during that period,I was living for the company and work,and I didn't notice my children's growth at all.

I changed jobs 4 or 5 years ago, and although my income dropped because I cut back on work, I prioritize a life that puts family first.
(In the first place, it has become quite difficult physically to work as recklessly as I did in my 30s...)

I strongly sympathized with the perspective of viewing side jobs and changing jobs not only as 'diversification of income' but also asmental freedom.

You don't have to make big changes all at once. You just need to regain control of your time with a small step.

This way of thinking is realistic yet makes me feel hopeful.
I think it's a message that will resonate especially with those reaching the milestone of their 40s, and it strongly encouraged me as well.
(And I am also a fan of Yutaka Ozaki's songs! 🎙)

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