People think I am the type of person who doesn’t stop something easily once he starts doing it. Well, it might be true; Maybe, I'm a persistent person.

Then what's the secret to making it last? I think it is to not set quotas or obligations for myself.

This is just my secret, and I do not intend to recommend it to others, since it may not apply to most people except me.

Many people describe me as organized, and they believe that I plan out everything in advance and steadily set them into action. But that’s not the case with me.

Indeed, I think I am organized, but I hate drawing out a scheme. I always felt disgusted when I had to set an annual goal for the company I was working for.

In the first place, I don’t like the way of doing something according to such rules as making a precise goal first and then thriving for it next. I would rather play it by ear.

Of course, I also try to make plans roughly when I try to do something that is not easy to accomplish. But why should it be at the beginning of the year and for one year?

Why don't we just start loosely from the moment we have an idea?

I don’t like detailed plans, let alone writing my planning chart on a piece of paper and putting it on the wall. I do prepare for tomorrow, but my plans are always like “Well, I will be happy if I can finish this by around next month”.

I do it that way because I believe I am at my best when I am not tied down.

Some people in the world are trying to drive themselves by tying themselves up. I'm not saying that's a bad idea. I’m just saying I’m not that type.

Some people say things get done better if you make a schedule and tie yourself especially when you do something you don't really want to do. But I will say again, I’m not that kind of man.

Some people hate having nothing to do. But I hate having something I must do. It is my happiest moment to think, “Oh, I have nothing to do today”.

I hate leaving things that need to be done untouched, so I usually get them done as soon as possible. Therefore, I don’t need to make a quota or detailed schedule that I hate to have.

That’s the way I am.

When I started my blog, I decided not to write every day, though many people try to keep writing every day. That is because if I tried to force myself to write every day when I had nothing to write about, I would inevitably end up writing boring sentences.

So, I don’t set a Quota for my blog, which I have been writing for 18 years.

Of course, I know many people can reach their goals by driving themselves, but I keep saying, I’m not that kind of man. The goal-driven method doesn’t work well for me.

I am the type of person who gets easily uptight about anything, so I just want to let myself go. And when I can successfully release myself, I feel that the attempt is long-lasting.

To put it another way, in fact, not everything lasts forever. Things last long only if I feel no pressure. If I am tied down, I lose all motivation at once.

It makes no difference whether someone binds me down or I bind myself. Once that happens, I feel I can no longer continue.

It is not everything but only the things I can do as I like that last long. People around me don't seem to notice that.