The article's story case involves someone who, by taking an excessive amount of cold medicine over a short period, suffered acute liver damage and was admitted to the ICU. Once in the ICU, costs were staggering—easily running ¥20,000 (approximately $2,800) per day, just for basic care.
Relying on others to invest for you isn’t trustworthy. Genuine, certain returns always mean putting your own capital in. Only high-risk (low-conviction) deals invite others to join—which is essentially a way to offload risk onto them.
The most important complementarity in the world is between creating wealth and managing it.
Lighten up, not to forgive others but to set yourself free.
One path leads to success—by taking action, you stop being ordinary. That’s one way.
Another path leads to self-awareness—you try things out, realize what you’re genuinely not good at, and the inner turmoil fades away, leaving you at peace with yourself.