Personal

Goals

Before I die:

• Four languages to fluency (English, Japanese, Mandarin, German)
• 100 million in investments (depositing about a third of each paycheck)
• Monthly donations to education / charities / space exploration

At time of death:

• Still physically and mentally fit
• At least have some people there

Languages

• Japanese — My grandfather was Fukuokan (なので僕は一応形式上日系三世かな？）. I gave a speech at graduation as the exchange student representative. My favorite class was 学習心理学.
• Mandarin — By the end of my 20s, I aim to be fluent. Chinese literature is really interesting, and the history is quite rich.
• German — I started recently. My sister lives there, and I like the place.

Music

Jazz is my favorite genre. I like Coltrane (this and this). I also like classical and hip-hop.

Books

My favorite genre is sci-fi. See books I read.

Exercise

Sleep, diet, and exercise are critical. I think motivation and success are direct products of how much you sleep, eat, and exercise. I used to wake up around 4:00AM and go to bed around 8:00PM. Recently it’s more like 5/6AM to 9/10PM.

Shows / movies / characters

• Favorite color movie: Inception
• Favorite black and white movie: Twelve Angry Men
• Favorite TV show: The Twilight Zone or Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• Personality: 古畑任三郎 — kind, good sense of humor