to think about. to think. Find good ideas. For me, I can’t work without thinking and have no income. So, I'm always using my brain. Good ideas are important, but so is the ability to put them into practice. Otherwise, no matter how good the idea is, it will slip away like sand that cannot be grasped.
Some people say: "I want to do this." But they talk a lot, but never take action, and ultimately become a dreamer who only talks but does not do anything.
The longer you hold on to your "dream", the greater the risk that it will eventually go unfulfilled. In the end, many people are kidnapped by their dreams unintentionally. I thought about it, considered it, and talked to people everywhere, but I made a conclusion before I even started. I want to avoid this kind of boring life that ends before it even begins. I want to avoid it as much as possible. Therefore, I am determined to be an activist who takes action.
Once you have a good idea, don’t just think about it, you might as well give it a try. Just like an invention evolves after a series of experiments, new ideas may arise after trying it. It’s actually not difficult to take action. Just write down what you plan to do that day every morning and make a list. Work tasks, self-improvement plans, or just "go swimming with your daughter" - even small things like this are important to note. Humans are forgetful animals. Even things you want to do on a whim may be forgotten if you don’t make a list.
After making the list, start with things that are easy to accomplish. If you don't get it all done, leave it until tomorrow. If it is not done tomorrow, it will be postponed to the day after tomorrow. Sometimes, everything you want to do is not easy to accomplish, so tomorrow comes tomorrow. It doesn't matter, as long as you realize that "this is just a delay" is completely different from "stagnating". Because the human mind seems to have a tendency to regard "things that have not been done" as "no such thing", they often accidentally forget what they have not done yet. At this time, the key is to confirm one by one "I want to do this, but I haven't started to do it yet."
When I was nineteen years old in the United States, I saw system notes for the first time. It was a six-hole loose-leaf notebook. As we all know, system notes come in various formats, and what surprised me most at the time was the “things to do” format.
Although I don’t use system notes, I make a list of “things to do” every morning and write them down casually in a notebook to use as a memo pad.
Making a list of "today's things to do" and "this month's things to do" is the first step to becoming an activist. Whether it is life or work, you can have a bird's-eye view from a high place and see it clearly.
Just by looking at the list, you can get an overview of your day's itinerary, which is reassuring. Rather than important things, start with simple things first, and you will be less likely to be frustrated.
Source: Yataro Matsuura's "Live Life with Care Today: A Little Philosophy of Life by Yataro Matsuura" Chapter 1
