The Monday Read

Hayfever or something else edition

Well, it’s hayfever season and the Prime Minister just told us to consider not going to school or work if we have cold-like symptoms… great.

Personally I was a clever boy this year and went and got my allergy meds in mid-January. Feeling a bit groggy, but otherwise not too bad so far!

Certainly enjoying the mild weather: I have to keep reminding myself that it is mid-February, not April…

This week’s links

1. Often, simple is best: Simple vs. Complex, 2019 Edition
2. I have no idea what this article is trying to say: Graduating from Marriage, the Japanese Phenomenon of Sotsukon
3. On the importance of thinking things through: Slipping away
4. Key word is slowly: Japan firms slowly moving away from old ways on recruitment and pay
5. Nice to see numbers for this: Financial Independence: How Long Will It Take?
6. Nope: Nobody wants your sh*t
7. I struggle with this too: Life: Where is this leading?
8. We’re doing a seminar in Fukuoka on March 22nd 🙂
9. Beware the Jabberwock, my son: How I Fell for a Ponzi Scheme While Talking to a Stranger
10. Hmmm: Is the world fortunate that the coronavirus hit China first?
11. Let it rain: Rain may soon be an effective source of renewable energy
12. I subscribed to this email to help me think about being a better (grand)dad.
13. This article: I married over 900 people in Japan who wanted a white guy to fake a Western wedding reminded me of our one, which I think is better 🙂
14. Uh-oh… Temperature in Antarctica soars to near 70 degrees, appearing to topple continental record set days earlier
15. This is so good. Even the footnotes: What you’ll wish you’d known
16. Very kind ‘book’ reviews: The Retire Japan Guides to iDeCo and Nisa by Ben Tanaka
17. Interesting times: Forget Sars, the new coronavirus threatens a meltdown in China’s economy
18. Another post from the past: Immigration stuff
19. Bulldog tenacity… is somewhat lacking in my life: Sir William Osler’s Advice to Students: Practice Concentrating on Hard Things
20. We have good levers now: The Biggest Wealth Levers

Another bumper issue for you today! Anything good in there? #17 inspired tomorrow’s blog post…