The other day, I wrote a small talk about the "self-help book" in convenience stores.

Last night I was very surprised to find the book whose title was "how to make you the happiest in the world".

―― What's a courageous author !

―― "Man among men" thought the author was a woman.

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I also always open my own methodologies in my diary or column. But I have no brave to make a title, "How to make you the most beloved person in the world", for example.

Anyone can admit the undividable principle that "everyone wants to be happy". So the author should be the happiest person in the world, because she knows the way to be happy.

Last night, I wrote the author's name down, and I am going to open the name in my diary.

Dear the author.

If you want stop me, it is now.

Recently, I take charge of the head office of a project.

The tasks were enormous and I said to my boss "I will breakdown soon if I keep the tasks at the pace". He decided that new four persons supported me.

I asked them for working, general affairs, accounting, resource, and public relations. There was no problem so far. But I noticed that I didn't use the handle name "head office".

""Director of the head office" is good, because I became a top of the head office."

So I became to give out "Director of the head office" in my mail.

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After few days ago, my boss began to call me "secretary-general".

However I have no ability, no political voice and no power like Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

This morning, I was making a search for something in the cool warehouse alone. I believe that there are no people who order Mr. Ban Ki-moon to search for something in the United Nations Secretariat.

("Secretary General of the United Nations" correctly)

(Continuation from yesterday)

Ebata:"Under "what you want", there are enormous quantities of "what you don't want" like a layer. If persons who are doing "what they want", they know well that,"

Daughter:"And ?"

Ebata:"The conclusion is very clear. The persons who say "Do what you want only" doesn't realize "what they want" or misunderstand "what they want"

Daughter:"Is that your message to a young girl of 17 years ? "

Ebata:"No. This is just a prolusion."

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Ebata:"In most case, both "what you want" and "what you don't want" is like a plate meal. Many people is likely to avoid a meal included their unfavourite food , even if it includes their favourite food.

Daughter:"Excuse me?"

Ebata: "The meals we can select are going to be limited. This is typical Mottainai in our life"

Daughter:"Are you talking about life or meal?"

Ebata:"The method to resolve this problem is only one. It is "invention" that you become to like "what you don't want". It is not"effort"s but "invention".

(To be continued)

In order to start the column of "Railroad Accident - Physics", I am researching various things in Internet image search.

I felt it is painful to research for preliminary survey for the first time.

While putting up with the vomiting feeling, I am collecting data.

If someone watch the research file, I'm sure that they can make a mistake about me.

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However, while I was watching the images all day,

"No way. Is there a pictures of the meat pieces scattered on railroad tracks ?"

I came to complain about the photos.

Because I cannot calculate the dynamic friction coefficient, the rolling resistance coefficient, and the restitution coefficient, in order to specify the correct position where scattered meat pieces are distributed.

The other day, I wrote that

However, "To find a broken device, to want to repair and work it" is, I think, a mind-set of engineers.

and I didn't give up.

In fact, I needed to make an private NAS by Raspberry PI, and I dealed with small techniques as usual becasue of no money.

Well, today I managed to work it.

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Many technical notes that the predecessor left behind (as usual) have helped me this time as well.

I am trying to leave memo as well.

"If you help me, I will give you back."

This simple rule - I do not know about other fields - but in the field of technology, it certainly works,

I am very happy about the fact.

Last weekend, I went to my country home.

The main purpose is to be an attendant for mother's surgery, however, I did maintenance the country home where my parents are not.

Changing clock cells, repairing a broken doorknob and blocked drain, sweeping the yard, and reboot the security system, and so on.

Each task was not severe for me, even if there is enough time, however, I tried to finish all tasks just for the weekend, and I was very tired. That means, recently, I get tired easily.

My age is for enjoying my retirement or dying a natural death in Edo period. "Fatigable" might be reasonable for me.

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Now I am destroying the garden that my father had made every effort to create, one and all.

If not, the garden trees go over the site, and unweeded garden might cause a fire in winter season.

And this time, the root of the garden tree entered the sewer pipe, and the accident occurred that dirt did not flow.

I asked the to repair it, and they tried to "high pressure washing(75,000 yen)".However, they could not remove the thick roots.

They said, "No wonder when it will be broken," "There is no choice but to replace the piping," and they also said that "the construction cost will be required between 11 and 120,000 yen."

So I decided to eliminate the pine trees that are the biggest and most carefully taken care of by my father before his life in the garden trees.

They said "The roots might remain even when the tree are removed", but I decided to immediately remove the tree as soon as possible not to make the situation worse.

(To be continued)

The heroin in the book "Hana-monogatari" by Nishio Ishin-sensei, claims that "the problem will be resolved while running away"

I agree with her somehow, however, some problems are not suited by this policy.

It is "IT system that doesn't work".

To be concrete, program bugs, setting error, unknown specification change and kernel panic, are.

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The system is not going to start as long as the developer runs away.

There are no case of "the system is going to work well before I knows"

Absolutely NO.

And there is no case of "someone modifies the system alternatively"

"IT system" reflects the system design concept of the developer, and it is not impossible but very difficult to give the concept to others. There are much time and many costs.

Even if the time of "someone modifies the system alternatively" is left, "remodeling the system from scratch" is cheaper than it.

If you think that it is "the problem will be resolved while running away", that is right, I think.

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My family seems to be worried about me, because I have been pale when I come home.

However, I think that you should take care of your considerations.

Second daughter:"Tomorrow, everything is going to be good!"

Ebata:"So, I said "Nothing doing!""

I don't think I'm a fundamentalist, and I detest any fundamentalist.

Above all, I'm going to be deliberately watching myself to make sure I don't turn into a fundamentalist.

"Fundamentalism" is a form of thinking that thinks "nothing else is allowed to exist", which I think is synonymous with "intolerance".

Well, not only the "Islamic fundamentalists, but also "young people who are madly opposed to live-action anime" is also "fundamentalist" to me.

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Today I read an article of

"Dramatization of "Sinking of Japan, The masterpiece science fiction, by Sakyo Komatsu, On the theme of "Hope for the Future, Japan Stage in 2023 "

I thought, "Here they go again"

I'm having a hard time accepting "Sinking of Japan", except for the original and the first movie.

Last year's "anime version of the Sinking of Japan", I tried many times to approach, however, each time, I was so disgusted that I felt "vomit" (I know it sounds really awful to say this) and had to leave within minutes.

After all, I am also a "Japan Sinking" fundamentalist.

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Even so, I kept saying to myself,

"All creations have value"

"This is just a matter of 'my sensitivity"

"I'm not the only one who can't stand on the side of blame for creator and his creations"

In addition, my daughter (my senior daughter) said, "It's a great piece of work," so I believe in my daughter's sensibilities, so I believe "it must have been a great piece of work".

In any case, I am also aware that my three major attributes are "narrow", "cowardly", and "shallow", and with these attributes, I can easily be associated with intolerance.

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"It's easy to become a "fundamentalist" if I am not careful"

This is my admonition these days.

"I don't know where to start" is pretty common.

In my case, it's my monthly column manuscript.

For now, draw as many charts and tables as I can think of, arrange them in a row, and pour text in between them.

Let me be frank.

I'm working on the text without having any idea of how it will turn out.

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However,

"It comes to be like a proper column when I adjust it by changing the position of figures and sentences"

This is the miracle of the writing process in the computer age.

"How did people create materials and works of art when there were no computers?" Just thinking about it makes me respect them more.

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If there's one piece of advice I can give to someone who has trouble with writing, I say to them,

"First, write a hundred lines of ridiculous, bullshit, logic-defying text"

After that, take the text apart and reconstruct it.

The most important thing is to publish your work on the Internet, even if it is not completed.

It is important to realize that you are being ridiculed and laughed at on the other side of the Internet.

In fact, in this diary, after I wrote the "first line," I just wrote random sentences and rearranged them.

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If someone claims, "I don't know about Ebata, but I can write in an orderly fashion from the beginning," I don't believe them, and if that were true -- I hate that person.

It was in 2002 thatI released 'Stagnation Party Collapse' in the serise of 'Mr.Ebata's Small Talk'.

It was the year of the Japan-Korea Joint World Cup.

"It's been 20 years since then, huh?"

I am quite surprised, myself, when I think about it.

I asked ChatGPT,

"Are there any data, papers, or columns that verify the theory that 'children who fail to eat their school lunch without leaving any leftovers have an earlier or sicker life'?"

The answer (summary) that ChatGPT has come up with is,

Some papers show that leaving school lunches unattended has a generally positive impact on children's health. However, do not mention a direct link between school lunches and early life or infirmity."

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"Then, why was the torture (in the name of education) of "making students eat school lunches until they were given detention" occurring?"

I surmise this was probably because the teachers on site were given a 'quota' of 'complete meals for the students in their class.'

And if they don't achieve their "quota," they are reprimanded by the "principal," who is their boss.

And the 'principal' is complained by the 'school board'.

The "Board of Education" was instructed by the "Ministry of Education (at that time).

So, the Ministry of Education needed to show the public that it was 'concerned about the children's health.

In other words, the "torturers" are nowhere to be found.

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I also asked the following question,

"More than 40 years ago, people were forbidden to drink water, even in the middle of summer, because they were told that 'drinking water would make you batty' during club activities. Now, this is dismissed as complete nonsense, but why was this way of thinking considered common sense?"

I got a rather interesting answer (it's a long story, so I'll spare you).

Moreover, I asked,

"Is there any evidence that such erroneous thinking led to "heat stroke" or "heat death" in some children at that time?"

In addition, I push ChatGPT to the following,

"Could you please be more specific about the exhibit "General data exists on past heat stroke and related health issues."

I was introduced to the phrases in this literature.

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Finally, I asked,

'Is there anyone in a leadership position who is self-critical on this matter?'

and I got the answer

"We have not been able to identify leaders specifically reflecting on or self-criticizing their past practices or teaching methods."

That means,

"Not a single person (teacher, etc.) who led club activities without giving them water to drink in the middle of summer has ever criticized themselves or apologized for doing so."

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All I can say on the matter is,

"I was right when I drank plenty of water during club activities, calling it 'gargling.'