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Japanese Technique Part I




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When I was searching for popular techniques for productivity, stress management, I got to know that Japan has come up with a lot of them. Some of them sound interesting to me. 

1) Kanban:

Kanban means a billboard. This billboard is used to track the workflow. You can use the traditional Kanban board to track your daily tasks or projects. It basically uses three columns for tracking: To be done, Doing, and Done. You can simply categorise the tasks into one of the columns. 

2) Kaizen: 

Kai means change and Zen means wisdom. Every one of us wants to change some of our bad habits. But we always give an excuse that we don't have enough time. Am I right? If your answer is then Kaizen is a perfect technique for you.  This technique uses the one-minute principle to make a change in your life. For example, you want to start exercising every day, but you do not get time due to your busy work schedule or you may be lazy to do so. To begin with, you may not able to exercise like a pro, but you can find out 1 minute of your day. Isn't it? You can exercise for 1 minute a day. It will help you to get started. After a few days, you can spend more time exercising. 

3) Pechakucha:

Isn't it boring to sit through a presentation that has a huge number of slides? Instead of creating a lengthy presentation, the Pechakucha method suggests creating a presentation of 20 slides. Yes, you read it correctly, only 20 slides. Also, each of these slides should not last more than 20 seconds. It means that you have to think thoroughly while creating the slide. It can be a single word, a single picture or a combination of both. You have to make sure that in 20 seconds, you will be able to convey the desired message to your audience. 

4) Zanshin:

Zanshin means a relaxed mind. We are a strange species. While doing our office work, we think about our personal life or a sports match or a movie that we wish to watch. When we are at home, we think about our office work. Zanshin suggests decluttering your mind. The mind should be free of any thoughts. Zanshin suggests concentrating on the process instead of the end goal. Just trust the process, you will ultimately achieve the end goal. This technique is used in martial art, but one can try using it while performing daily tasks or work-related tasks. 

5) Kintsugi:

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. It has a resemblance with our life, isn't it? No one has a perfect life. Your life will be easy if you follow the principle of Kintsugi such as admire imperfection, live with resilience, care for your inner circle, nourish your body.  

6) Japanese water therapy:

When you wake up in the morning, drink the water. Then, wait for around 30-45 minutes before having your breakfast. This will surely help you to keep yourself healthy. 

Let me know if you have used any of these methods. If yes, how was your experience?

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