Looking back on 50 posts: my five favorites

I counted how many posts I'd written — 48, not including this one.
Strictly speaking this isn't a look back at exactly 50, but waiting until 50 felt too rule-bound and a bit annoying, so I'll reflect now while the idea is fresh.

I'll pick five favorites from what I've written so far,
and write what I think looking back at each of them.

2020_0121 Arguing at a lunch set-meal place in the daytime
- I still recall it often; it was one of the big insights I had as a student about human relationships. There's a sequel: about a year after I left that internship, I ran into the CEO from that post on the street by chance. Walking near the station, I noticed him coming the other way and said hello. He happened to have work nearby. He had a little time, so we went to a café for about fifteen minutes and had coffee. The conversation was short, but not small talk — more like continuing yesterday's debate, talking deeply. I was a bit lost in my thoughts then, so it gave me a (maybe excessive) confidence that I'd built good relationships and wasn't wrong — it encouraged me. I'm deeply grateful again.
2020_0203 Word is revolutionary
- This is actually about another boss at the same internship. It's a favorite entry. The insight isn't that deep, but when I started the blog I wanted pieces that weren't too heavy yet still a bit suggestive — and this fits that aim best. I often write about putting things into writing and text communication; I feel the root of all those themes somehow comes from this post.
2020_0226 Don't think simply
- Thinking simply matters a lot, but listening to people I often felt uneasy about what "think simply" meant — this post helped me sort that out. The world isn't simple. Looking back: people who are "good at communicating simply" aren't necessarily "thinking simply."
2020_0530 Ordering skills
- I don't see many people use the phrase "ordering skills." I've always thought it matters, and like the posts above, it's one of the thoughts I was glad to put into writing. It's similar to what's called "bringing people in." Underneath it isn't only efficient resource allocation — it's close to sanpo-yoshi: building careful relationships with people you can trust.
2020_0816 Adapting to reality
- I wrote that Word is revolutionary fits the direction I imagined at the start — but Adapting to reality sits far outside that. When I finished it I thought it had gotten a bit heavy and preachy. Even on a blog with little traffic, I hesitated about publishing. Still, what I wrote there is something I strongly believe — almost a creed.

I'll keep enjoying writing. If you enjoy it too, nothing could make me happier. Thank you, always.