『A battle with oneself』

まいど。八刻堂のハチでございます。お正月休暇が終わり、3連休も終わり、週4後の土日も終わり、、、いよいよ「年度末」という大繁忙期の訪れが見え隠れする中、みなさまいかがお過ごしでしょうか?


#どうしようもなく押し寄せてくる「仕事の大波」にSTOP漂流中✋️


5年に一度訪れる波

5年に一度くらい「無心」に戻りたくなる時があります。それまで当たり前だと思っていた流れが「一気に変わる」瞬間が不意に訪れ、構造改革が迫られる時です。それは外的環境に起因する場合も多いですが「自分の見落とし(見て見ぬふり)」も半分くらいはある気がします。いえ、全く手を打っていない訳ではありません。早めに手を打っていたつもりでも「1-2割」しか動いていなかったために、後半にシワ寄せの波がドッと押し寄せてくる。半世紀近く生きてきた中で、そう感じる時は少なくありません(何度経験しても学びが足りていない💦)。


自分を半キャラずらす

とにかく外的要因(&準備不足)は如何様にもし難いので、まずは「フィジカル(肉体・体力)」強化から重点的に改革しています。食事、運動、休息、年齢に応じたバランスの見直し。1-2割の改革では、この先の長期戦にはまだまだ不十分だろうし、ゴールがなかなか見えてこないので「自分を半キャラずらす」くらいの感覚で、目標に向かって身を伸ばしていきます。

#とはいえ、やることは毎日少しずつ

まぁ、要するにアドルの「半キャラずらし」に掛けて、記事を書きたかっただけですが(苦笑)

#思っていること、やっていることは事実

ということで、今年もまだまだ始まったばかり。
日々の経験値を積み上げ、Lvアップして参ります✨️

<(_ _)>ハチ
ではまた次回✨️

English translation ─────

Hello there. Hachi from Hakkokudo here. The New Year holidays are over, the three-day weekend is over, and the weekends after four weekdays are over too... With the looming arrival of the year-end rush season finally in sight, how is everyone holding up?


#Drifting to STOP amid the unstoppable “work tsunami” ✋️


The wave that comes once every five years

About once every five years, there comes a time when you just want to return to a state of “mindfulness.” It's when the flow you took for granted suddenly shifts in an instant, forcing structural reform. While this is often due to external factors, I suspect about half the time it's because of “my own oversight (or turning a blind eye).” No, it's not that I haven't taken any action at all. Even when I thought I'd acted early, only about 10-20% of the work was done, so the backlash hits me hard later on. In nearly half a century of life, I've felt this way more than a few times (no matter how many times I experience it, I still haven't learned enough💦).


Shifting myself half a character

Anyway, external factors (and lack of preparation) are hard to control, so I'm focusing my reforms on strengthening my physicality (body and stamina) first. Revising the balance of diet, exercise, and rest. A 10-20% reform is still insufficient for the long haul ahead, and the goal remains elusive. So, with the mindset of “shifting myself half a character”, I'll stretch myself towards the target.

#That said, it's about doing a little bit every day

Well, basically, I just wanted to write an article playing on Adol's “half-character shift” (wry smile)

#What I think and what I do are facts

So, this year is still just getting started.

I'll keep accumulating daily experience points and leveling up ✨️

<(_ _)> Hachi

See you next time ✨️