Education, manufacturing, sales. Three completely different fields — that’s the slightly unconventional path I’ve walked as a Japanese salaryman.
Thanks for stopping by this blog.
The answer to whatever you’re struggling with right now might be somewhere here.
Let me tell you a bit about myself first.
Why three completely unrelated jobs?
It was never planned.
But looking back, each job shaped the person I am today.
The first four years were on the front lines of education.
No PCs — just paper, notebooks, and daily meetings, day after day.
What got drilled into me down to the bone was that consideration for people matters more than any skill.
Instinctively reading how the other person feels is still my most valuable asset today.
The next three years were on a production line at a major manufacturer.
Shaving off a single second. Which side to place the driver on.
A workplace where everything, down to the smallest detail, was thoroughly “systemized.”
“When the system is right, people can perform at over 100% of their potential.”
That conviction still shapes how I work and how I write this blog today.
And now I’m in sales, going on 15 years.
Lately I’ve been bringing AI into my daily work, experimenting with ways to get both efficiency and quality at once.
A hint for you: Work struggles tend to look surprisingly similar even across completely different industries. I’d be glad if my experience sparks a realization for you.
Why start learning English at 35?
The trigger was almost embarrassingly simple.
“Speaking English would be cool.” That’s really all it was.
At first, it didn’t stick. I’d start, then quit. Start again, then quit again.
What changed me — someone who thought “this probably isn’t for me” — was discovering one particular app.
From there, English became part of my daily life, 2–3 hours a day.
I’ve kept talking with English for eight years now.
Why I finally stuck with it after never sticking with anything before, the methods that actually worked, and the setbacks along the way —
I want to share all of it honestly on this blog.
I passed Eiken Grade 1 in December 2024, and scored 59 on Versant.
Now I’m working toward being someone who can talk with people anywhere in the world.
A hint for you: With English, how you approach it matters more than the age you start. If anything, my eight years of trial and error might be more useful to you precisely because I struggled so much along the way.
What this blog hopes to give you
Looking back, it was never just books or information that moved me forward.
It was the quiet consideration of the people around me, habits built up over time, and someone else’s passion —
I think those are the things that raised me without my even noticing.
That’s exactly why I want to be the one putting things out into the world from here on.
Keep taking on what I want to do, keep growing what I’m capable of,
and share what I gain along the way through this blog with someone out there.
This blog is my way of paying that forward.
- 📁 Work efficiency & shortcuts — practical tricks honed across three different jobs
- 💻 Excel & PC skills — desk-work techniques that are genuinely useful on the job
- 🤖 AI in daily life — how I use Claude and ChatGPT for work and everyday tasks
- 🇬🇧 English learning — a real, ongoing record of 8 years of study starting at age 35
- 📷 Photography — everyday moments shot on a Fujifilm camera
Everything here is written from what Suitman has actually done himself.
If any of this reaches someone facing a similar struggle, even a little, I’d be happy.
Let’s build better days, together.
