Let's look at reality, not dreams [Administrative work for survival]
Right now, the urge to write is bubbling up more than ever.
That is because I read 'Administrative work for survival'.
I knew this book was popular, but I hardly knew anything about its content. From the word 'administrative work,' I had assumed it meant things like general affairs or human resources at a company, but it was completely different.
The 'administrative work' this book talks aboutshows the reality necessary for me to live as myself.
If you want to publish a book, what should you do now? If you want to draw, how many hours can you write (or draw) in your current life? How much will it cost?
To ensure you don't end up just a dreamer, it guides you on what to do now, what to think about, and the path you should take from here on. That is the 'administrative work' for survival. In a sense, it is a guidebook for life.
'Administrative work for survival, Lecture 3: Drawing the reality of the future'from
*This graph is the '10 years into the future' version
For example.
Represent the present and the future 10 years from now in pie charts and compare them.
When drawing the future, don't think in terms of dreams, but rather like setting up a schedule, allocating your daily activities hour by hour. The point is not to include even one second of anything that isn't interesting to you.
'What do you want to become, Kyohei?'
'Oh, my dream? I was aiming to be an architect, but if anything, I want to be someone who writes books, and I want to be a musician, and honestly, I also like to draw. What should I call that? A future dream.'
'That is whyyou don't need a future dream.'
'Oh, I see.'
'You don't need a dream, andwhat you always need is the 'reality' of the future.'
'Administrative work for survival, Lecture 3: Drawing the reality of the future'from
Not what you want to become,
but what you want to do.
When you do that, your daily schedule naturally fills up, and reality comes into view. To realize your ideal day, what do you need to do? How much money is needed? What should you let go of, and what should you start?
I also tried drawing a graph of my future 10 years from now.
Then, as expected, the ratio for 'writing' was incredibly high.
Not that I want to become a writer, but
I want to write.
Just that. It's simple.
So, what should I do to write as I please? Under current circumstances, it is absolutely impossible. The time I allocated to 'writing' 10 years from now is currently covered by 'work (part-time job)'.
Should I look for a better-paying job and reduce my working hours? Or should I quit my job entirely and choose to write in exchange for money? No, no, should I find a way to earn income from writing as well? There are various means.
Thinking about things in this way is what 'administrative work' is. I see! It's an expression I've never heard before, and it's incredibly easy to understand. I suppose the reason why 'Administrative Work for Survival' became popular is hidden right here.
'Novelist Haruki Murakami writes 10 pages of manuscript paper a day, they say. No matter what, 10 pages—he wrote that in an essay. I'd like to be able to write that much.'
(Omitted)
'If it's a 200-page book, does that mean 350 pages of manuscript paper? If you write 10 pages every day, it seems like you could finish it in a month and a half.'
'But, it's fine if you have material to write about, but if you don't, you can't write...'
'Do you see how it suddenly becomes difficult when you think about it that way? If you feel like you absolutely have to create one wonderful piece of work, you end up thinking... you don't know if you can prepare, refine, and release one book a year.'
'You don't have to try to make a finished product first, and the material doesn't really matter. Thinking about it administratively, 'writing a book' and 'making a book' are completely different things.'
This is the part that drove my desire to write.
If a professional writes 10 pages a day, couldn't even an amateur like me write about 1 page (= 400 characters) a day?
If you are someone who writes on note, you probably understand, but 400 characters is actually quite short for someone who likes to write. Even this article has about 1500 characters at this point. Just by writing a little, you reach 400 characters surprisingly easily.
(If you don't worry about quality) you can write the volume of a short story in a month and a half. Even though I just changed my perspective a little, I feel like I've been given a lot of courage.
Besides, the goal isn't to 'post on note' or 'update every day.' Whether I press the publish button or not, it doesn't matter. I don't have to worry about things like that anymore. Because what I want to do is 'write every day.'
If you are too caught up in 'dreams' or 'goals,' let's throw those away! Let's look at 'reality' and steadily stack up the days! Because beyond that, the 'future' you envisioned is surely waiting. For you and for me, too.
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