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【Speed and quality are not trade-off】 Leap before you look. Haste makes waste. These are famous ancient proverbs, meaning opposite to each other. It seems a speed-vs-quality issue has been long bothering us human beings. Speed, however...

I’m using my talent for "logical nonsense" to speak up for the invisible 99% of Japanese businesses. Join me as I challenge the government’s elite advisors and prove that a $1 hair dryer holder can teach us more about productivity than any spreadsheet in a Tokyo skyscraper.

【A hardship destined for Japanese workers】 You won't read to the end of this article because the average human attention span is down to only eight seconds. It's one second shorter than that of goldfish. I remember I read many articles...

We lose money on stocks but save on cereal. We buy expensive chocolate only for others. Discover the hilarious financial paradoxes of a "Master of Adaptation" and learn why Harvard psychologists might actually suggest you buy a high-quality chair for a decade of daily happiness.

My father told me to play dead for bears, but I always wondered about the ones who didn't survive to tell the tale. Join me as I explore "Survivorship Bias," the undeniable role of luck in success, and why we at CondeHouse are refusing to "play dead" in the face of the 3D printing revolution.

【Super optimism】 Innate optimism is the most important quality required for a leader. This is the biggest lesson I've learned from the current (third) president. I joined this company just after the start of his administration since 20...

Founders are legendary, but they are also a nightmare to follow. Discover the real-world "sequel" story of CondeHouse’s second president—how he defied the founder’s ego to conquer the U.S. market, survived the 2008 crash with cold logic, and why he’s now becoming the same "difficult predecessor" he once struggled against.

Democracy is for stable times; revolution requires a dictator. Join me as I explore the terrifying, brilliant, and "mad" passion of our founder. From the aesthetics of Steve Jobs to the gamble of the Japanese dining chair, this is a story of how one man’s refusal to compromise built a legacy that supports a thousand lives today.

【Time exists because of the story memory technique】 As I wrote before, the definition of "time" is not completely settled in physics and philosophy. To be more precise, the existence of time is often an obstacle to prove the laws of ph...

Listening to Greta Thunberg made me realize I’m finally the adult in the room (and no, it’s not just because of the grey hairs in my nose). Join me as I discuss why adults must accept being the "friction" to youth's "fire," why our anger at activists is just like a "homework argument" with our mothers, and why Vivienne Westwood’s philosophy of "Buy Less" is the most responsible choice an adult can make.