How to deal with unpleasant and pointless work

The Art of Staying Focused on Work

Introduction

Understanding why some jobs are unpleasant

Survey

The relationship between “unpleasant work” and “me”

Learning from Yoshihito Naito

Hands on! How to say no

Case Studies

Evading and saying no

Use your own judgment to determine if a job is pointless - Koichiro Yoshikoshi (President, Yoshitoshi Office)

If you’re going to use a valid argument to say no, it’s OK to lose your temper - Kohta Ashiya (IT education consultant)

Evasive techniques were indispensable skills - Rika Kashiwagi (Life economics journalist)

A sense of vision makes the unpleasantness disappear - Emiko Itani (President, Cuore Corporation)

Make it clear what kind of work you want to do - Yuko Tsukada (President, Creative Work Station)

Taking things on

A job I was reluctant to do held the key to my vocation! - Hidemitsu Kurabayashi (President, Office Rapport)

Learning that the art of the right expression and a smiling disposition works better than just talk - Yoshihiko Kadokawa (Smile consultant)

You can overtake your boss in standing with cool bargaining skills - Makoto Tanihara (Partner, Mirai Sogo Law Office)

Learning from classic author Natsume Soseki how to take on unpleasant jobs - Professor Koyata Washida, Sapporo University

Interview: Yasufumi Nakoshi (Psychiatrist)