Sexy Turkey Hat
March 7, 2008
Maternity Mark
March 5, 2008
For those of you who have ridden on JR trains in Japan before, you may have noticed the seats for elderly and disabled passengers in each car. While many young and able people use these seats, I’ve seen people insistently give up their seats to elderly passengers on many occasions while in Tokyo.
In March of last year, an organization aimed at creating a better environment for pregnant mothers created a selection of charms that a pregnant mother can wear called “Maternity Mark”/マタニティマーク that indicates she is pregnant. Pictures here.
According to a poster at my school, should one see a woman wearing this mark, they should give up their train seat or offer to help her if she seems burdened with carrying luggage or other children. Sounds good to me.
The ‘(10+2)*5′ Rule
March 4, 2008
After mapping out some goals yesterday I found a wonderful way to implement them at 43 Folders called the ‘(10+2)*5′ rule.
It’s a method to beat procrastination consisting of 10 minutes work time + 2 minutes break time x 5. You must change tasks every time you go back to work, not working on the same thing until the others things on your list have been worked on as well.
I finished half of my goals for this week in 2 hours, including writing this blog post. Gave me a real idea of how much I procrastinate. *_*
