Working by 'selling time' will eventually reach its limit—What I strongly felt after reading an article in Toyo Keizai

I am Kumatarou Yokoyama, a training instructor and sign language interpreter.

While utilizing AI, I provide information for seniors and introduce books and gadgets.

There was a very interesting article on Toyo Keizai Online.

The theme is,

'Graduating from a way of working that sells time and transitioning to a way of working that "sells value"'.

( Toyo Keizai Online )

In this article, Ken Honda discusses:

• The difference in income is not the "amount of effort" but the "difference in value provided"

• There is a limit to working by selling off your time

• It is important to become "someone who is indispensable"

He talked about these points. ( Toyo Keizai Online )

Reading this made me think quite deeply about my own work.
"Selling value"
Are my notes and Kindle books actually selling value?

Let's think about this together.

Sign language interpreting easily becomes a "job that sells time"

The job of a sign language interpreter is inevitably

"time spent"

a job that is easily evaluated by.

How many hours did you interpret?
Half a day or a full day?
Is it dispatched or registered?

Of course, that is a necessary system.

But in reality,

• Years of experience

• Reading comprehension

• Judgment

• On-site adaptability

• Understanding of Deaf culture

• Japanese language proficiency

• Mental burden

It is also a world where such 'invisible skills' are difficult to reflect in monetary terms.

In fact, many interpreters likely have the feeling that,

'Even after studying this much, my income does not increase significantly.'

Don't they?

The true nature of 'working hard but still struggling'

What was impressive in this article was the part that said,

'The difference in income is not the amount of effort, but the difference in value provided.'

(Toyo Keizai Online)

This may sound like a somewhat harsh statement.

But on the other hand,

It is also the reality that 'there is a limit to just continuing to work long hours.'

For example,

...

Working solely on an hourly basis has problems such as:

• it stops if you get sick

• the burden increases with age

• it is easily affected by caregiving or family circumstances

• it is easy to see a ceiling on your income

these are the issues.

In particular, jobs that are 'interpersonal and high-concentration' like sign language interpreting are heavily dependent on physical stamina.

That is precisely why I have been feeling strongly lately.

That it is important to have a form of

'delivering value other than through time'.

Kindle and note allow you to 'leave behind value'.

I am currently continuing to use note and Kindle publishing.

I believe this is also exactly

one form of 'working that is not just selling time'.

Of course, writing a book is not easy.

Researching.Thinking.Structuring.Rewriting.

It takes quite a lot of time and energy.

However, a book has the ability to

'deliver value to someone even during the time when I am not active'.

That is what I think.

It has the characteristic of.

This is a value that cannot be created solely in the field of interpretation.

The term 'small rich' felt strangely realistic

In this article, the expression 'happy small rich' appears. (Toyo Keizai Online)

I felt that this term was strangely realistic.

Many people might not be able to become

'super rich'.

However,

if you are in a state where you have

• a little bit of leeway,

• can choose how you work,

• do not wear your heart out too much,

• can reduce unreasonable demands,

• can continue doing work you love,

I feel that many people can aim for that.

Especially for those doing work like sign language interpretation,

it is better to have

a 'form where value accumulates'

rather than

'getting through everything with sheer willpower'.

That is something I felt very strongly.

There are people who need you outside of the workplace as well

In the article,

the idea of 'becoming someone who is indispensable'

was also mentioned. (Toyo Keizai Online)

This also gives me a lot to think about.

Not just in the field of interpretation, but through

• note articles

• Kindle books

• courses

• consultations

• learning support

• sharing information

even in those forms,

'I need this person's words'

there might be people who think that.

That is not just a side job,

but I believe it means 'increasing the ways you deliver value'.

It is about that.

Toward a life that doesn't end with just 'selling time'

Of course, there is nothing wrong with working by selling your time.

It is necessary for society.

However, for many people, relying on that alone will eventually become difficult.

That is precisely why,

• articulating your experience

• documenting your learning

• sharing information

• teaching

• creating something tangible

I feel that these things will become increasingly important from now on.

I am still in the middle of this process myself.

But recently,

instead of just 'doing my best at interpreting,'

I have started to be much more conscious of the perspective of

'delivering my value in other forms as well.'

This article was content that made me think about that all over again.

This article made me reflect on that once more. (Toyo Keizai Online)

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