Translated from 日本語 • View original Hello!
It's been a long time since I've appeared, and it's a branding project.
Before I knew it, November was the last day of November. (No, I noticed it a while ago.) laughs)
The countdown to 2020 has begun with one month left~.
Speaking of autumn, it is the autumn of appetite and the autumn of reading. (No, it's already winter...)
So, a while ago, I visited a regular book club in the company!
What is a book club?
In 2020, Yasken, a back-end engineer who kicked a job offer as a new graduate and joined the company mid-career, became the founder.
I thought that the output of books and their discussions would be a new place for learning, so I created a circle within the company.
Isn't it too wonderful?
Reading books is great, but sharing what you read with others and discussing it with various people!
Moreover, the regular members are all young people who joined the company as new graduates in 2019 and 2020.
Young people these days, it's better to do it~.
It was already the ninth time that such a reading club was held, but this time there were also first-time participating members!
I would like to report on the holding of a large reading club of a total of 10 people gathered after work.
Participating Members
This time, the participants will be a variety of regular members of the reading club (members who joined the company in 2019 and 2020), two seniors with long experience in Colorkrew and the representative of Colorkrew!
19 Graduate Members
He is a designer and is in charge of LP design for Goalous. At in-house events, he also becomes a Colorkrew photographer.
Aoki-kun is in charge of Kuramimei sales. Athletic clubs that can go anywhere by bicycle.
He once turned down a job offer from Colorkrew and joined the company midway. He is active as an engineer.
20 Graduate Members
Vinci
Mamoru Biz sales representative. An Italian who loves Ayumi Hamasaki.
Tsutsumi-kun
Joined Colorkrew and moved to Tokyo from Kyushu. Engineer in the process of developing Alexa skills.
Luisa
Designer. A German with a cute smile.
Paisen
11 years of experience at Colorkrew. A web engineer who loves science fiction novels.
Mr. Yamana Colorkrew has been in Color for 7 years.
An engineer who reads the Nikkei newspaper almost every day.
Colorkrew Representative
Tsuwamono was already in the third grade of elementary school and had already read 600 books a year. I highly recommend the highly acclaimed Kindle.
Introducing everyone's favorite books in a presentation format
Furuyama: Then! I wonder if I'll go from here today~. My recommendation is the "Three-Body Problem"!
If you like science fiction, you may know that it is a science fiction novel from China that sold insanely well all over the world. That Obama is also highly praised, and Zuckerberg is also highly praised, but even as someone who intends to read science fiction novels in my own way, this is a development that I can't read ahead. What is it? It's a really new feeling. Moreover, the expression is quite liberal, and the image of China, which I thought was very culturally tight, has changed.
Everyone: Hey×10!
Nakamura: There is also an English version, right?
Furuyama: Oh, that's right. There was already an English translation, but I can't remember Chinese names in the alphabet, so it seems that it is also good to be able to read them in kanji (Japanese-English bilingual).
After all, there is a great ideogram~.
Everyone: I see~!
Furuyama: Yes! I want to hear other people, so let's keep going!
Yasuhara: Thank you, Mr. Furuyama! There are a lot of people today, so let's go to the next person!
Aoki: Then I'll go!
At the last book club, I introduced Dr. Grasshopper's book "To Africa to Defeat Grasshoppers", and in fact, Mr. Furuyama, who participated in the last time, bought it immediately.
Furuyama: Oh yes! I read it, I read it! That was really interesting!
Aoki: I wonder if you'll buy it today too~. lol So today's book is "Elephant that Makes Dreams Come True (4)"!
Harada: I have it too!
Aoki: Oh, really! Many people may know this, but this is actually the fourth book, and 1 and 2 are books that I probably read quite a bit when I was in elementary school and thought they were interesting.
Recently, a new one came out, and I thought it was nostalgic, so I bought it and read it.
Tsutsumi: Huh. I knew the author and wanted to read it, but I had never read it yet!
Aoki: This time, when I became a member of society and read this book again, I thought that the way I felt changed changed.
There is something written in this book that smells bad, but I realized that something that seemed to be written in a self-help book was said to be chewed up. It's not just interesting, it's surprisingly learning.
Yasuhara: By the way, where did Aoki-kun stick to you the most in this book?
Aoki: Take **small steps towards a big dream! **I guess that's one word. I was conscious of it at work because I thought it was really important to act immediately.
Springing, expanding, and expanding from the impressions of one book~
Yasuhara: By the way, has Keiji ever improved with the steps you took right away?
Nakamura: No, there are many! By the way, I think there are two types of first steps: positive steps and steps when cornered, but I think it's important to take a step right away, especially when you're in trouble (bad news).
But I wonder if I have ever regretted acting in accordance with my emotions?
I don't know how it will be seen by everyone, but I'm the type of person who is driven by emotions.
In the world, I don't think I'm logical, and I think that in the end, everything is decided by my emotions.
Nakamura: By the way, have you ever regretted making a decision against your own emotions? ?
Vinci：Yes! I have a one of experence actually ! (I have experience!) ）
Vinci：When you finish your bachelor’s degree, in Italy is usually normal to take a master’s degree too. I didn't want to take it because I knew I wasn’t going to like its contents. I wanted to come to Japan as fast as I could, look for a job, and stay here. But I followed the logic, that meant taking both the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree and after that looking for a job. So I started my master. I hated it. I never started studying and I didn't take any exam.
(In Italy, it is normal to go on to higher education after graduating from university.) I didn't want to go to graduate school because I didn't seem to like the content of the classes. Anyway, I came to Japan early, started job hunting, and wanted to stay in Japan for a long time. But according to logic, I graduated from university and went on to higher education. I really hated it. I haven't taken any exams. ）
Everyone: Hahaha!! (Laughter)
Vinci：Anyway, I wasted one year of my life doing nothing. Because I followed the logic instead of my feelings.(I wasted one year of my life!) Because I followed logic instead of my mind. ）
Nakamura: But It's learning! (It's learning)
Vinci：Yeah.
Yasuhara: No~. It's a very interesting episode~. This is the good thing about free talk in book clubs!
Style of summarizing book impressions in Word
Yasuhara: Then! Let's move on!
Tsutsumi: Next, I'll ♬ share it with you as usual, because I've summarized it in Word~!
Aoki: It's out! Laughter
Harada: Huh!? Tsutsumi-kun is always the style of reading a book and summarizing it in Word! ?
Aoki: Tsutsumi-kun always puts it together rather properly~.
Vinci: Really! Too great!
Tsutsumi: It's better because it's easier to organize your mind here~. What I would like to introduce today is a book called "This is how advertising copy is written!
Until I read this book, I thought that people who make catchphrases like this have a great sense and can come up with something like this in a flash.
But in fact, there are only a handful of such people, and it is necessary to train properly and make them capable of thinking.
This is a book that contains training methods and tips!
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After that, Tsutsumi-kun gave a hot presentation of the points. (This time, there are a lot of participants, so I will omit it!) ）
The book club is transformed into an economic seminar!
Yasuhara: Then, can I ask Mr. Yamana next!?
Yamana: Yes! I can't explain in English, so I would like to speak the materials in English and in Japanese.
Luisa: Thank you for making it English.
Yamana: No, no, I would be lonely if I could explain it in English with English materials, so this time I made the materials in English!
Nakamura: Good!
Yasuhara: Uh... Uh... Did you make this kind of material for the book club this time?
Harada: (No, it's too amazing.) Isn't it an economic webinar anymore) ← voice of the heart.
Yamana: This time, I looked it up based on an article on the Weekly Diamond website.
Yamana: MMT is good these days! There was a member of the parliament who said that Japan would be saved by this, so I thought "Is this true?"
Roughly speaking, the concept of MMT is the idea that the government does not have a high inflation rate and can borrow as much as it is denominated in its own currency.
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After that, I was asked to explain MMT in an easy-to-understand manner... (This time, omitted)
Yamana: MMT is a novel idea and I think it is theoretical to some extent, but I don't think it is necessarily universal.
The conclusion is that we need to make our finances sound and we need to pay back our debts.
As for my impressions, I think it is convincing why Japan, which has a lot of debt, has not gone bankrupt. However, I felt that if MMT was to be done, the independence of the Bank of Japan would be greatly lost.
Moreover, MMT says that if the inflation rate exceeds 2%, it should raise taxes or reduce the issuance of money, but I wondered if it was so easy to control.
Tajima: This is the first time I learned about the word MMT... Is it a major word?
Aoki: I didn't know either.
Nakamura: People who read newspapers know about it, right?
Yamana: That's right. I wonder if anyone who reads about economics knows.
Nakamura: Well, it's a relatively new word. I think it's been about a year now?
Yamana: That's right. I don't know if it will spread more and more after this, or if it will go viral, but I hope that people will not only hear it at that time and think, "That's amazing!" without any basis, but also remember this today.
Kindle favorite Nakamura style, reading style
Yasuhara: Then, may I ask Keiji, who is participating for the first time!?
Harada: Oh, Keiji-san, this is your first time participating today, right?
Nakamura: Yes, for the first time! That's why I don't know what to prepare and participate. Laughter
(I started with a **paper or a Kindle.) **）
Nakamura: First of all, paper is really good! Anyway, it's cheap. And it's easy to give to people. But it's inconvenient.
I have been obsessed with paper for many years, but I finally switched to Kindle.
And definitely make it a Kindle Oasis!
It's expensive, but the amount of reading has increased fivefold.
Moreover, it is easy to hold, convenient, and easy to see! And Kindle is around here.
By the way, I am not a Kindle spinner. Laughter
Everyone: Ahaha. Laughter
Nakamura: I really like reading.
I was in the third grade of elementary school and read 600 books a year. My daily routine was to borrow three books a day, and I read them all in one day. I read all kinds of genres.
So, my favorite thing in history in my life is Ryoma. I was really moved when I encountered this when I was in college. There are 8 volumes in total, but I think I read 6 times~.
He acts boldly, has a high point of view, and has romance.
(And from here, a storm of recommended books on Keiji's furious history!) ）
Nakamura: By the way, I'm already a fan of Oda Nobunaga. I wonder if I have crossed Ryoma? That's about it. This person is amazing.
Nakamura: Also, is there anyone among you who you want to be impressed with? This is recommended for those who want to be moved by love. If someone with children reads it, I think they will really cry too much and die. Laughter
And I was recommended quite a few books!
Conclusion
This time, I missed the middle due to the interview time, so I couldn't listen to everyone's stories, but no, it's a masterpiece.
Anyway, everyone had their own way of enjoying books and reading styles!
Some people pour a lot of type into themselves, some put together what they input properly, and some even finish it into presentation materials.
Everyone seems to enjoy reading with thoughts.
I felt that the good thing about this book club was that I could get a glimpse of a world I didn't know about, and even if I didn't pick up a book myself, when people around me recommended it, I felt like I wanted to read it for a while, which was an opportunity to meet new booksIt may be.
After work, I thought it would be a great time to communicate with company members online like this. (It seems that the book club lasted about two and a half hours that day!) ）
The state of this book club is also shared on the company's SNS "Goalous", and the recommended books of the participating members are also shared among all employees.
By the way, I couldn't write it all this time, but here is the book introduced by each member.
Mr. Nakamura's "Presentation introducing many of my favorite books" Among →, he read a book called "Kashikogi" and cried alone.
Mr. Furuyama's "Three-Body Problem"
Aoki-kun "Elephant that makes dreams come true"
Tsutsumi-kun "This is how advertising copy is written!
Tajima-kun "I see design"
Mr. Yamana: "I asked Tsuyoshi Nakano, 'Isn't MMT strange?'"
Vinci "Prefectures that you can understand well"
Luisa ”Don’t make me think ”
Next time, what kind of recommended book will be introduced~ ☺
I'm looking forward to it!
By the way, on this day, I popped the "Kashikogi" that Mr. Nakamura had cried alone on the plane before.
