Enjoy Kobanashi in the summer too.
~From the Monosus morning assembly~

It's the middle of summer and the hot days continue.
As August arrives, some members of Monosus are taking their summer vacations. After a short break, we enjoy tea time with local sweets and souvenirs from our trips, which is a unique pleasure of this time of year.

Although there are fewer people around due to the summer vacation, this morning at Monosus we warmed up by listening to the "Quote of the Day." A day in Yoyogi starts with a little chat from the executives, department heads, and leaders.

This month we will be introducing a little bit of it on the Monosasu website.
The guests are Takeda, leader of the Coding Factory Department, Kojima, also a department head, and Kamii, department head of the Creative Department.

So, let's begin "Quote of the Day"...

Cats aren't bad

Just recently, the iMac at my house broke.
One day, when I got home, I found my iMac lying on my desk. I had a terrible feeling, but when I picked it up, the screen was completely shattered... I was on the phone at the time, but I was so shocked that I couldn't even continue the conversation.

The person who did it was a cat.
I have three cats, so it was clearly one of them that did it.

I felt angry and sad, but the culprit wasn't a human but a cat...I couldn't vent my frustrations to anyone...and then the feeling began to dawn on me that "in the first place, it was me who created the situation that allowed this to happen."

Even if something wouldn't normally fall over, if something triggers it, it will fall over.
It's not the cat that was killed that's at fault, it's my fault for creating that situation.

I think this is the same in the workplace. For example, when someone makes a mistake, it's more important to create a situation where they won't make a mistake than to blame the person who made the mistake. Even when asking someone to do something, you should prepare in advance for any factors that could cause a mistake so that the mistake doesn't happen. I think creating such a situation is important.

That's what I was thinking as I looked at the broken glass of my iMac and the cat.

The benefits of "transcription"

The other day, I had the opportunity to try transcribing the Asahi Shimbun's "Tensei Jingo" column, and it was quite a shocking experience.

When I first started writing, I found myself feeling a little frustrated.
Seeing myself like that made me realize just how hectic my life usually is.

Once I got over that irritation, my mind gradually began to calm down...and even though I was just copying out the words, it felt like my mind was going inward, and a quiet time passed where I was able to face my inner self.

I realized that writing is actually a good thing.
I felt like I understood a little bit more about why everyone does "copying sutras."

I began to think that perhaps people who practice copying sutras are also seeking time to face their inner selves and to achieve a state of calm...I too made a new discovery.

I'm not recommending that everyone try copying sutras (lol), but I thought that if you want to know your own psychological state, just copying something down might give you some insight, so I thought I'd share it with you.

Negotiating rights

I've been thinking a lot about the concept of "rights" lately.
For example, the people involved in a single event are all in different positions, and the rights they want to obtain are all different. And there are often conflicts of interest involved.

Even in the so-called "black part-time jobs," there are rights for those who want to hire and those who want to work, and there is a mutual interest between the two. The rights of each party are not stronger than the other, but should be determined by laws, contracts, and other rules, but there are people who take advantage of not knowing the law, and their rights are taken away without them even realizing. I wonder if the news that Yamato Transport will withdraw from Amazon's same-day delivery service is the result of a clash between the right to protect working drivers and the right to gain an advantage in market competition.

In the projects we work on on a daily basis, the client, Monosas, and everyone else gathered there each have the right to obtain something, and conflicts of interest arise. At those times, I think it's good not just to obtain my own rights, but to think about the rights of the people gathered there and come up with a compromise that satisfies everyone as a whole.

For example, if three people claim rights and one of them insists on the other's,
If the satisfaction level of that one person is 100% and the remaining two are 50%, the total is 200, but
If all three people can find an answer that gives them 70% satisfaction, the total will be 210, which will increase their overall satisfaction.

I hope to be able to do satisfying work while also compromising with "rights" from this perspective.

Well, have a great day today.

The spirit of copying sutras, cat incidents, and coming to terms with rights. This month we have a wide variety of "Kobanashi" articles.

So, what kind of stories will come out tomorrow?
It's so much fun.

Well, have a great day everyone today.