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Hello, I’m Yasui, a solo business owner running a company mainly focused on inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
Today, I went out to replace an exhaust fan.
Since I hold an electrician’s license, I’m legally allowed to work with electrical systems, which really comes in handy.
There are plenty of situations where small things like simple wiring and disconnections are needed.
It’s definitely one of those qualifications I’m glad I kept.
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Urgent and important
Important but not urgent
Urgent but not important
Neither urgent nor important
These four areas are known as the four quadrants of the time management matrix.
Number 1 is essential. If you avoid these tasks, daily life simply won’t function.
Number 2 is important, but because it’s not urgent, people tend to overlook it.
Number 3 refers to things like sudden visitors—urgent, but not particularly important.
Number 4 should be considered a waste of time.
People who say they “don’t have time” are usually stuck doing only number 1 tasks.
They’re constantly chasing urgent matters and never have any breathing room.
Those who overpack their schedules, are on the verge of burnout, or are simply too kind to say no often fall into this situation.
It’s often said that even shifting a small portion of time from number 1 to number 2 is a good thing.
People who spend most of their time on number 1 have no余余 left to spend time on themselves.
As a result, they may damage their health, become exhausted, and eventually burn out.
Some even lose their families because they can’t make time for what truly matters.
That’s why it’s important to gradually increase the time you spend on yourself.
For example, setting aside time to exercise and maintain your health, or studying and reading for your future self.
Making time for family and nurturing human relationships.
I think it’s good to spend time growing things that aren’t urgent at all but take a long time to develop.
These are all things that take time—just like growing a tree.
So even if you start with a mindset focused on quick results, it won’t last long.
I personally approach this with a long-term perspective, thinking in spans of about ten years, truly with the mindset of “growing a tree.”
Even when it comes to work, I think it’s helpful to ask whether a task falls into category 1 or 2.
Both are important, but increasing the amount of “important but not urgent” work is especially crucial.
To do that, there will be things you have to give up and moments when you must say no.
That’s what it really means to create more time.
Thank you very much for reading this far!
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