Your hard work is definitely not in vain, right?
The number of things I want to do has increased, and it's hard to know where to start.
Don't be impatient, but you want to get results quickly, so it makes you feel presumptuous.
Please give me some advice.
First, let's sort out your goals and objectives.
Once you've decided on a goal, you can list what you need to do for it.
From that list, choose what you think you can do or that you should do first, and get started.
When you're at a loss, I think it's a good idea to take a few knobs on “things I definitely have to do for the time being” so that you can move forward even one step further.
For example, I have to eat rice anyway, so maybe I'll finish shopping for ingredients for now.
It's a book I have to read for some reason, so let's read it little by little.
If it's a movie I definitely think I'll watch someday, it's a waste of time worrying, “I want to watch it, but maybe I'll watch it this week after all,”
“I might lose 1 hour in the time I'm worried about, so let's watch a 2 hour movie now!”
Something like that would be good too.
I'm sorry for talking from Naname. The situation isn't clear, so I'm guessing.
I think “whether or not my efforts will be wasted now” depends on how you perceive it.
For example, I study hard for university entrance exams. However, there is no guarantee that you will be accepted as the first choice. “Well, my studies up until now have been a waste”? If only one point of “entering university” is used as an evaluation criterion, it may be possible to say “it was useless.” However, by changing the viewpoint of evaluation, “I was able to read this many books in this much time,” “there was no waste in how to use my time,” or “I concentrated on things,” etc., would always be positive, in other words, “not wasted.”
In fact, I think most things can be said to be “not useless” if you change your point of view. The point is to evaluate from a “current point of view” as much as possible. “I worked hard all day today” should have been a worthwhile day without having to wait for the acceptance announcement. That's why it's a question of “how to freely set a point of view.” And I think that thinking “none of them are useless” will probably lead to confidence and lead to the next proactive step.
Ayachon-sama
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.
Following Mr. Sato, it's a story from Naname, but...
One bad thing about Japanese people is that they think “do your best” = “be praised.” Therefore, no matter what, I try to do my best...
The problem is that “hard work” does not mean “good results.”
“Hard work” itself should not be the primary meaning, and it would be strange if the results (happiness) of hard work were not more important.
However, it doesn't mean “I won't work hard,” it means “I will do my best efficiently.”
To Agabushara, I realized that working hard anyway, the atmosphere as if it were a virtue is inherently strange, and even if I do my best, I want to do my best after firmly working out ways to do my best more efficiently and rationally.
Be sure to check out the following as well..
Let's say it with a dodgy face. “I didn't work hard at anything when I was a student” (Mr. Masashi Kumagai)
https://www.onecareer.jp/articles/782
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho