Dear New Professionals: Can 31 Characters Change Your Tomorrow?

Hello, my name is Rin Kiki, and I work at a library.

First of all, congratulations to all of you who are starting your careers!
As you begin your professional life,
you may be feeling a mix of anticipation and anxiety.

Unfamiliar work, new relationships, the daily commute...
When I first started working, I was constantly confused too.
"Is this really okay?"
"Will my life just be all about work from now on?"

Are you feeling that way?

There are business books that help you polish your work skills, but
if you try reading a book that considers "how to live" from a slightly different perspective,
it might just change your life.

For you who want to start a new business,
for you who are struggling because you don't understand how others feel,
for you who have a desire to change yourself,
this is a book I want"you"to read:Hiroshi Homura's "Introduction to Tanka".

"Tanka? Literature? That sounds difficult, and doesn't it have nothing to do with work...?" you ask?
But wait a moment.
Even though this is a book about Tanka, it is alsoa guide to life!

A book born from a workshop for business people

Actually, this book is based on a lecture from the Keio Marunouchi City Campus Evening School Premium "agora". It was a workshop designed for high-achieving business people.

The author, Hiroshi Homura, is a Tanka poet who is far removed from the efficiency-first mentality common in the business world. However, he also has extensive experience as a working professional, and he conveys "how Tanka enriches life" from a perspective that understands the business world. In other words, he argues that "Tanka is useful."

Also, this book introduces a unique methodology called "examples of deterioration."
For example, the Tanka introduced at the beginning is this one.

It seems Mr. Homura introduced this in his Tanka column in the Nikkei newspaper, and the example of deterioration is this.

By intentionally changing a part of an excellent Tanka to show "how it loses its charm," the book creates a mechanism where you can naturally learn what kind of word choices are important. I thought this was a more persuasive approach than simple editing.

Is literature and art really useless for work?

The author, Hiroshi Homura, is not denying the lives of working salarymen. Rather, he understands that society would not function without such people.

But he says there are things that cannot be seen through that kind of life alone.

A company needs an acting section manager, but a home should not have an acting husband, right?

We all live in this dual world, and there is a joy in pursuing the 'one and only'.

In a society where people are replaceable, I want to become someone irreplaceable.

Perhaps that is why people fall in love, why business people launch new ventures, and why artists create—because they want to attain such a life.

Tanka is an expressive technique that conveys feelings in just 31 characters. It requires the power to select only the necessary words and strip away the rest.

Why new professionals should read this

Are you exhausted from the daily commute between work and home?

This book is a passionate presentation aimed at those who think, 'Tanka is useless.'

By incorporating the perspective of Tanka, the scenery of daily life begins to look a little different.
If you understand how to read Tanka, you might also come to understand the feelings of others.
The art of conveying your own unique sensations to others through wordsis something you can acquire.
It introduces the creative thinking of Tanka regarding communication, which everyone struggles with, and presents it as a methodology.

By thinking about how daily life and the words of Tanka are related,you will acquire the 'reading power' that makes life a little deeper.

'The night sky I looked up at after work was surprisingly beautiful.'

'I found a bit of interest in a conversation I overheard on a crowded train.'

'A casual remark I made remained in the other person's heart more than I expected.'

By putting such moments into words, doesn't a 'flavor' emerge in your daily life?

First, try reading just one page!

'First Tanka' is not a difficult book.
It reads as smoothly as a conversation, so even those who are not fond of books will be fine.

'I'm not good at reading books'
'I have no interest in Tanka'

Those who think this way should open the pages at least once.

You are sure to encounter the 'fun of words' that you hadn't noticed before.

Yes, it is the things that money cannot buy that give depth to life.

Please, pick up "My First Tanka" and try experiencing the world of 31 characters.

Surely, your world will change just a little.

Sincerely, Yoshiki

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