Getting Things Done Edition
Now that I am no longer working full-time (or unemployed, as my wife puts it) I am finding I have so much more energy and motivation to do things. Just finished writing the 2022 edition of The RetireJapan Guide to NISA. It is 50% longer than the previous version, and well overdue.
If all goes well it will be published on Wednesday. If you bought a copy in the past, you’ll get a free copy of the latest version by email. おたのしみ！
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Your First Ten Million Yen
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This week’s books
Started reading Termination Shock, Neal Stephenson’s latest about the world in a few decades’ time. Really hope he’s wrong about Covid-23 and Covid-27. Also the earthsuits idea is really cool (basically like spacesuits with active cooling to survive in hot places on earth). Reckon we’re seeing the early versions of those already in Japan (the jackets with fans built in that construction workers wear).
Also started Buy This, Not That, by Sam Dogen (Financial Samurai). Now there is a blast from the past. Enjoying it so far.
This week’s links
- Another Konnichi-value stock analysis: Shimano
- I enjoyed this short (fictional?) Twitter thread reminiscent of Four Weddings and a Funeral
- I was thinking of reading this book but the (incredibly long) ACX review is probably enough: Book Review: What We Owe The Future
- Enjoyed this podcast episode (can you tell I’m thinking about my health now?): The Insane Benefits of Water-Only Fasting
- Good links from undervalued Japan (very meta of us): J- Links of Interest
- I shouldn’t be shocked at this point, but this is pretty shocking: Harumi Pre-Flag
- What a view: Eboshidake and Nenjodake
- Damn, check out Japan: Share of births outside marriage, by country
- Disappointing but not surprising. I’ve refused to cooperate with the police a couple of times (have also been helped out by them half a dozen times), but you need to read the room and know when to fold: Go with the flow: What to do when the Japanese police stop you for questioning
- The idea of travel for fun seems slightly surreal now, but perhaps we’ll travel again in the future: Frequent Fliers Are Sharing Underrated Destinations To Consider In Place Of Popular Vacation Spots
- Interesting. I’ve seen variations on this before, mainly that we need much more energy available to us if we want to progress: HAS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS STALLED?
- This TEDx talk is pretty thought-provoking (video): 5 steps to designing the life you want
- Slightly judgemental BUT I wish I had woken up sooner (I woke up financially in my early thirties): Liquidating Assets
What do you think? Anything interesting in there?
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9. Being stopped by the police.
Compare this to the 1st Amendment auditor videos on YouTube/Facebook. I watch these things sometimes and have often thought to myself ‘good luck trying that in Japan’!
There is quite a lot of content on YouTube of people in standoffs with the Japanese police over shokumu shitsumon, etc.
But yeah, nothing like the US ones.