Recently, I realized something.
Whenever I listen to talks about the mindset of successful people or personal growth,
I somehow end up thinking about relationships at work.
“If I handled things a little differently,
would it feel easier there?”
Without noticing it,
I was always searching for answers about how to behave better inside World 1 — my workplace.
At work, I am always a little defensive.
I try hard not to let my energy be drained.
Somewhere inside, I believed this environment was a stage I was meant to overcome.
But one day, I suddenly thought:
Wait.
What if I spent more time thinking about how I want to be—
as someone who makes videos,
as someone who writes words,
as someone who lives in World 2?
Whenever I think about work,
I feel heavy.
But from Saturday to Monday,
I feel genuinely happy.
Everything can be decided by my own choice.
I have Moriyan as my partner.
I have people who support Sushi Couple.
I have my family.
For a long time, I believed:
“I need to overcome World 1.”
But then I realized something.
The moment I try to “overcome” it,
my mind is already standing inside World 1.
So I decided on a new practice.
- Thoughts about World 1 appear
- I notice: “Ah, I’m thinking about work again.”
- I do not judge it
- I bring my attention back to World 2
- I take one small action
They say the brain does not judge reality
by how many times you think about something,
but by how many times you act.
So I keep building small actions in World 2.
Waking up before sunrise and breathing the morning air.
Tidying the kitchen.
Taking out the trash.
Reflecting like this.
Stopping by the food court at Ito-Yokado after work
to continue editing a video.
That is already a real part of World 2.
No matter what happens at work,
I can begin my day in World 2,
and end my day in World 2.
I can go home thinking,
“I truly lived in World 2 today.”
And then simply keep repeating that.
To realign myself
does not mean erasing World 1.
It means noticing World 1,
and quietly returning to World 2.
And once I return,
taking small but certain actions there.
Today again,
I am choosing World 2.
World 2 is not some distant ideal.
It already exists
inside the actions I chose today.
March 2026