The Perspective of 'Buying the Future with Money' That I, Who Won't Live Another 70 Years, Have Learned

I froze the moment I read these three lines at the beginning of yesterday's newsletter.
I haven't accomplished anything yet, nor have I earned any money.
I am at a stage where I haven't even reached the starting line of a challenge.

Even for someone like me, reading those words made my heart stir deep inside.

'What am I putting off right now?'
'While I keep saying I'll do it eventually, hasn't everything stayed exactly the same?'

Have you ever had such questions come to mind?
Yesterday, I felt as if those questions were being pointed directly at me.

From here on, this is a record of how I, a beginner, digested and summarized the newsletter I read yesterday. I will write it gently, focusing only on the content I could understand, rather than anything difficult.

[Part 1] The reality that we won't live for 100 years, and what procrastination quietly steals

The moment of realization

The author of the newsletter mentioned that they had recently experienced something that made their heart feel a bit heavy, so they intentionally spent time taking it slow.
Around 11:30 PM, as they got into bed early and stared at the ceiling thinking about their future, this sentence suddenly came to mind.

When I read it, my body stopped for a moment.
I hadn't expected such obvious words to feel so heavy.

Even if the human lifespan is around 120 years, most readers do not have 'another 100 years' left.

That is when the author says they felt this way.

I was also struck by this one line.
Even I, who haven't even been able to take on challenges yet, might have been thinking somewhere that 'there is still time'.

The choices that money silently steals

What the author was talking about was the fear of putting 'money' on the back burner.

Since I am not earning yet, I thought of it as someone else's problem.
However, as I read on, that way of thinking gradually crumbled.

Everyone must have small things piling up that they gave up on because of money.

The timing of going to the hair salon, the book you wanted, the course you wanted to learn.
As those 'tiny inabilities to choose' increase, the breadth of life quietly narrows.

The author also wrote that they had regrets themselves.
If I had been able to earn more back then, I might have been able to let my grandmother receive better medical care.

Reading those words, my heart tightened.

The True Nature of Procrastination

The author described the roots of their own habit of procrastination like this.

While I laughed, I also felt my spine straighten.
If it's just homework, you get scolded and that's the end of it, but 'money homework' doesn't work that way.
By the time you realize it, there are things you can never recover, no matter how hard you try.

Procrastination might be a 'debt of time' that quietly steals from the future.
That is what I felt as I continued reading yesterday.

The author concluded with this.

For me, who hasn't even stood at the entrance of a challenge, this question was a topic I couldn't escape.

[Part 2] The Limits of Taking Everything on Yourself and Why Leaving It to Professionals Moves the Future Faster

Time spent facing what I cannot do

In yesterday's newsletter, there was a moment that made my heart ache.
It was because the author put into words exactly what they could not do.

The moment I read that sentence, I quietly caught my breath.

Because I am also a beginner who has yet to achieve anything, and I have a mountain of things I cannot do. While thinking, 'I'm the same,' I also felt a sense of relief somewhere.

The author also wrote about the pain of the time when they were burdened with tasks they couldn't do.

The feeling that time just keeps passing, yet results don't increase.
I understand that feeling painfully well.
That quiet impatience where the more you do, the more you think, 'What am I doing?'

In the midst of that flow, there was one sentence that pierced my heart deeply.

I stared at the page for a while even after I finished reading.
Even though it was a slightly scary phrase, it was very straightforward.

Until now, I had been convinced that 'it's cheaper to do it myself,' but what was I losing behind that?
Yesterday, that question kept spinning in my head.

The reason why it's meaningless unless they are a 'professional' rather than just a 'capable person'

When we got into the topic of outsourcing, an even more impressive phrase came up.

This sentence gripped my heart tightly.
Honestly, I have regretted many times in the past relying on someone just because it was 'cheap.' The author writes that they have gone through similar detours, and I strongly empathized with that part.

Professionals are completely different in the speed of their understanding.
The words the author wrote were very easy to understand.

My eyes widened at this sentence.
I knew that things I had agonized over for hours could sometimes be shaped by a professional in just a few minutes, but seeing it put into words was a different kind of shock.

The difference arises not from 'talent,' but from the 'amount of time accumulated.'
When explained that way, it made perfect sense to me.

If you hire cheaply, you get results that reflect that cheapness.
You end up losing time in the end by having to fix or redo things later.

As I read this yesterday, I looked back on how I had made choices in the past and felt a bit discouraged.

The moment I realized that something is worth it even if it's expensive

I was moved once again by the 'real-life examples' the author wrote about.

This story was so surprising that I couldn't stop turning the pages.
As a beginner, I can't even imagine paying eight times the market rate.
However, as I read through the flow of the text, I naturally understood the reason why.

Paying a professional is not an 'expense,' but a 'recovery of the future.'
The author wrote with that kind of nuance.

If what you commission produces results, the difference is made up in a short amount of time.
In fact, choosing the cheaper option can sometimes even steal your time.

The final sentence written in the book still remains in my mind.

After reading that yesterday, I couldn't move for a while.
Perhaps every time I chose 'cheapness,' I was pushing my future time further away.

Shaken by that realization, I am writing this [Part 2].

[Part 3] Encountering the Concept of Success Probability Made the Night Quietly Brighter

The moment I realized I was trying to move forward on hope alone

While reading yesterday's newsletter, there was a sentence that suddenly made my heart feel cold. This is because the author wrote this about taking action.

When I saw this sentence, a stir went through the depths of my chest.

I have moved forward many times based solely on the vague feeling that 'it will somehow work out.' I would arbitrarily imagine a 'future where things go well' somewhere.
Recalling that habit, I also felt a little embarrassed.

The author wrote very clearly about the reasons why things didn't go well.
If it's a method that hasn't produced results so far, repeating the same thing won't change anything. It seemed obvious, but it was an explanation that struck home when stated again.

I didn't close that page, and for a while, I slowly looked back on my own actions. Perhaps I was just moving, without changing my methods at all...

I encountered the idea of increasing the probability of success before taking action

The sentence that followed that also shook my heart.

The moment I finished reading, I felt as if a small light had been lit deep inside my chest.

Until now, I had thought that 'if I keep taking action, I will move forward.'
That was because, somehow, I felt at ease as long as I was moving.
But I feel like I finally understood, through this one sentence, why just repeating actions wasn't bringing me closer to results.

The author explained it using an analogy.
Trying 100 times with a 1% success rate is completely different from trying a few times with a 50% success rate.
This explanation was so easy to understand that it instantly organized my thoughts.

When I read this sentence, my heart felt strangely warm.
'Maybe even I can move forward if I change my approach.'
That was because a quiet sense of hope had gently emerged.

The 'speed' of those who have spent money on self-growth

Building on the discussion of success probability, the author wrote about investing in learning as the root of it all.

A 700,000 yen course, a 100,000 yen seminar, 400,000 yen worth of content.
I was surprised just looking at the numbers, but it conveyed that this accumulation was the reason for the 'speed that led to results.'

I don't have anything yet.
Even so, when I read this story, I was able to think, 'It's okay to start small.' That's because I felt there are actions I can choose for the future, even if they aren't large amounts.

The final sentence remained quietly in my heart last night.

I couldn't move for a while in front of that page.
I felt that this one sentence finally revealed the reason for my unchanging days.

Today, I am looking forward just a little bit more than yesterday.

[Part 4] The True Nature of What Money Can Buy and One Way to 'Move the Future' You Can Choose Today

My view on money suddenly changed

While reading yesterday's newsletter, there was a moment when the depths of my heart felt gently warmed. It was because the author wrote this about money.

The moment I read this sentence, my breathing slowed down.

I had always thought of money as 'something that decreases' or 'something that would be a problem if I ran out.' That is precisely why, even when I had the desire to take on a challenge, there was a part of me that would hit the brakes.

I felt that this way of thinking softened and changed just a little bit because of that one sentence.

The author was not writing about 'spending wastefully,' but rather about how 'entrusting things to professionals changes the speed of life.' When I read that part, I felt a sense of relief, as if a breeze had passed through my heart.

Since time does not return, money spent for the future is not 'lost' but 'returns.' Yesterday was the first time I was able to think that way.

There is a 'clock that won't wait' in life

This phrase, which appeared in the latter half of the newsletter, left a particularly deep impression on me.

It was a very quiet, yet straightforward statement.

Time does not accommodate our convenience.
It happens as a matter of course that you realize several years have passed.
I feel like I have treated that 'matter of course' as someone else's problem for a long time.

The author wrote that they have focused on what only they can do by leaving what they cannot do to professionals.
That accumulation is what changed the flow of their way of life itself.

When I read that, I felt a warmth deep in my chest.
A change in just one way of choosing can sometimes change the speed of one's entire life.
That was the first time I was able to understand that as something that applies to 'myself.'

Try adding just one 'accent' today

This one sentence written at the end still remains quietly in my heart.

Having finished reading, I quietly caught my breath.

An accent doesn't have to be a major, leap-of-faith decision; it can be a small choice. I feel that by choosing just one action I would usually avoid, the angle of my future changes slightly.

I haven't accomplished anything yet.

However, after closing yesterday's newsletter, I found myself naturally thinking, 'What is one step I can take?' while holding my smartphone. Just having that thought made me feel like I had moved forward a little.

If there was a moment where your heart stirred, I want you to gently pick up that feeling.
Don't just read and finish; try turning it into a small action.
I feel that movement will be the first trigger to reclaiming your future time.

Today, I will take at least one small step.
What kind of step will you choose?

Three Questions

[Question 1]

If you could 'reclaim a little time' right now, what actions or choices would you want to change?

Please try writing down just one thing that comes to mind.

[Question 2]

Is there anything recently that you 'actually want to do, but are putting off'?

If 'the you of today' were to start moving on it, what kind of small step could you take?

[Question 3]

What is a task that you feel 'might become easier if you left it to a professional'?

You don't have to do everything, so please try naming one part that you feel might make your heart a little lighter.

Please think about it yourself and try outputting your thoughts.

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