Take the Road Less Traveled.

"Success is doing the opposite of what everybody else is doing." It's quite an interesting notion, isn't it? The idea that taking a different path could lead to success. It's like taking a less crowded street and discovering a shortcut. The world is full of "accepted wisdoms" that often go unchallenged, mostly because they've been around for ages. But here's where it gets exciting-when you pause and question the usual way of doing things, you're already on a path less traveled. You start to see things from a fresh angle, which is often the starting point of innovation. It's not about opposing the common just to be contrary, but about evaluating things with your own lens, gathering your own evidence. So, whenever you hear a "that's how it's always been done," question it instead of blindly following it.

「成功とは、人とは逆のことをすること」。興味深い意見ですよね? 人とは違う道を行けば成功できるという考えで、人通りのない道を行ったら近道が見つかるというわけです。世の中は、ずっとそうだったからと疑問視されない「常識」だらけ。立ち止まり、これまでのやり方に疑問を抱けば、それだけで人のいない道を歩んでいることになります。物事を新鮮な視点で見るようになり、それがイノベーションの出発点になることも。人と逆を行くために常識に反するのではなく、独自の視点で物事を評価し、独自の根拠を集めることが大切。「いつもそうだったから」という言葉を聞いたら、ただ従うのではなく疑問を持ちましょう。