Hiroku Yowaku Tsunagatte Ikiru (Gentosha Shinsho Sa 20-1)

[Machine Translation] When he was a newspaper reporter, his relationships were deep, narrow, and strong. However, after going freelance and experiencing the Lehman Shock and the Great East Japan Earthquake, he changed the way he connected with people to "shallow, broad, and weak. As a result, he was freed from the tediousness of organizations, met interesting people of different generations, expanded his world, had a good relationship with his wife, and got a lot of small jobs. I have a sense of security that someone will surely help me, even if it is only a little. In these days of diversified working and living styles, it is a waste to be consumed by relationship problems! This is a method that anyone can easily implement to turn around social relationships and monotonous days.

新聞記者時代、著者の人間関係は深く、狭く、強かった。しかしフリーになり、リーマン・ショックと東日本大震災を経験して人とのつながり方を「浅く、広く、弱く」に変えた。その結果、組織特有の面倒臭さから解放され、世代を超えた面白い人たちと出会って世界が広がり、妻との関係は良好、小さいけれど沢山の仕事が舞い込んできた。「きっと誰かが少しだけでも助けてくれる」という安心感も手に入った。働き方や暮らし方が多様化した今、人間関係の悩みで消耗するのは勿体無い!誰でも簡単に実践できる、人づきあいと単調な日々を好転させる方法。