Poka-yoke is a Japanese concept of mistake-proofing processes, applicable in business and personal life. Originating from Shigeo Shingo, it aims to eliminate errors through prevention. Its application in business centers around total quality management, while in personal life, it involves designing spaces and using apps to minimize mistakes. Cultural appropriation concerns are also raised.
Category Archives: Journal
Get Out of Your Own Way
Fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of success even—we all have our reasons for not pursuing what we want. If we don’t try, we can’t be rejected. If we never try to succeed, we can’t fail. Many of us are in our own way. A “Gifted” Kid, An Anxious Adult It all began inContinue reading “Get Out of Your Own Way”
Making My Own Work Experience
The Job Hunt Sucks Unemployment in america is low … but I live in literal Silicon Valley. You’ve heard of all the tech layoffs. I was impacted by that when AVerMedia laid me off! Those layoffs have made the job market SUPER competitive—a hiring manager is definitely going to lean more towards someone with GoogleContinue reading “Making My Own Work Experience”
Are Niche Hobbies Better Off Niche? (SHOULD Ocarinas Get Popular?)
Many of us have some niche hobby or community we’re a part of, and it can feel really special to be a part of something most people don’t know about. Are these small hobby groups, like the ocarina community, better off niche? Would we lose something by gaining mainstream popularity?
I Quit Social Media for a Month (as a Social Media Manager)
I quit social media for a month… as someone who does social media management. Digital Minimalism We’ll start with WHY I got off social media. I started reading the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, here’s a quick summary of what it recommends: I don’t agree with everything he says in the book—it’s not realisticContinue reading “I Quit Social Media for a Month (as a Social Media Manager)”
How Not to Forget Your Life
What did you do on January 16th last year? Just give me one thing. Yes, you can check your notes—which is the whole point of this post. By the way, here’s what I did on January 16th: I didn’t remember any of this off the top of my head, but I had it written down in myContinue reading “How Not to Forget Your Life”
Resilience, Reset, Reinvention
I’ve been pretty depressed. I got laid off. And I got COVID. And you know what? I’m doing pretty great now.
You’d think having all this piling up at once would’ve been a lot more difficult, but instead, the opposite happened.
Getting laid off has given me better headspace to work on my mental health. Getting COVID has sucked, but it’s forced me to do a lot of resets with bad habits, and I have a much cleaner slate.
Today’s post is all about resilience, resets, and reinvention.
MAGFest 2019: Ocabanda’s Triumphant Return
We all get together backstage and walk on. play our first song, and the rest goes amazingly. Most other groups at MAGFest tend to be loud music you can dance to, and we were an exception. We play our full set for the concert and end up going a few minutes overtime
Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano
Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano The best adventures are unplanned. Thursday night in Nagano – I was discussing my possible plans with the hostess at my hostel, and she recommended going to a nearby national park if I woke up early enough, looking around a Buddhist temple nearby at any time of day, orContinue reading “Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano”
The Japanese-Travel Weight Loss Program
When I told my friends about my travel plans for Korea and Japan during the summer, everyone who had been there before either said, “You’ll lose weight! You walk so much, the food is healthier, and the portions are smaller,” or, “You’ll want to eat everything and drink a lot, so you’ll have 4000+ calories a day.”
Little did I know they’d both be right.
Andy Cormier 