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Hello there, this is President Yasui — I run a company that mainly inspects high-pressure gas facilities as a solo entrepreneur.
I’m currently on a six-day business trip, and honestly, my diet has become quite unbalanced. Not great.
Still, I’m happy to have time to write this blog and even read a little. Shorter travel time makes a huge difference — it really increases your usable hours in a day.
Have you ever thought about how much actual “work” people get done within a standard eight-hour workday?
Quite often, we end up doing other things. And I don’t just mean checking our phones — it could be chatting, making coffee, or just letting our minds wander. Even mentally, focus drifts away more often than we realize.
Travel time is also part of that “unproductive” window, so the actual hours we spend producing results or creating value are surprisingly short.
Even while writing this blog, if I glance at my phone, five minutes can vanish just like that.
If I didn’t check it and stayed focused, I could probably write much more smoothly.
They say once concentration breaks, it takes about fifteen minutes to fully regain it — no wonder staying focused is so important.
That’s also why multitasking is considered inefficient; it’s better to do one single task at a time, one after another.
Anyway, to get back on track — if you feel you’re slow at work, can’t finish properly, or keep forgetting things, try paying attention to what’s actually on your mind while you work.
You might be staring at your computer screen but thinking about dinner, your weekend trip, or overanalyzing something your spouse said earlier.
If your mind is elsewhere, you’re not really engaged in your work.
And when you chat while working, mistakes happen — productivity naturally drops because your brain is focusing on what to say rather than what to do.
Save the chatting for break time.
When it’s time to work, focus and produce results.
Of course, good communication at work is essential — so talk when needed, share ideas, and build a team where everyone can focus together.
Thank you for reading to the end.
See you next time!
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