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Letting Go of “Trying Hard,” and Moving from Joy Instead.

What Bashar's Words and “The Matrix” Can Teach Us

“I need to try harder,” “I have a mountain of things to do…” — without even realizing it, we back ourselves into a corner.

Today, let's bring you an important message by layering a Bashar post I came across on social media over the worldview of the hit movie “The Matrix”~

💡 The Core of Bashar's Message

Unpacking a Bashar post I saw on social media, here's what he's telling us.

“You don't have to try so hard at so many things anymore. Just take the actions that align with your own 'joy.' Do that, and you'll start to genuinely feel like you're living your own life.”

Before we know it, we tend to get bound up in mindsets like “nothing comes of it unless I do a ton” or “it's only worth something if I suffer for it.”

But Bashar gently teaches us that it's fine to cut down the sheer volume of things we feel we have to do, and move only toward what genuinely excites our heart.

Are We All Living While Wearing “High-Performance VR Goggles”?

Here, think back to the movie “The Matrix.”

Its hero, Neo, is shown that the world he's living in is actually nothing more than a constructed illusion.

This isn't just science fiction, either — cutting-edge brain science and quantum physics say much the same thing. Every “scene we see,” “sound we hear,” and “sensation we feel” is nothing more than electrical signals, picked up by our eyes and ears, that the brain turns into images on its own.

To put it another way: from the moment we're born, we've had high-performance VR goggles strapped on, mistaking the drama projected onto the screen of the brain for “absolute, undeniable reality.”

Just as old Buddhist teachings say that “this whole world is a manifestation of the mind,” we unconsciously experience this world through filters made of past trauma or someone else's values.

Stop Fighting the Movie Screen

So how do we escape this cleverly constructed VR space — the Matrix?

It means stopping the fight to force the events on the screen to change.

Fighting desperately against the outer world is like shouting “Change the story!” at a movie theater screen. If you want to change the film, you have to go back to the projection room, not the screen, and reload the reel.

When a problem shows up in front of you — anxiety, some limitation — just quietly place a hand on your chest and breathe out deeply.

And in your heart, try repeating this:

“This is only a memory from the past, replaying itself.”

The moment you stop overreacting to outer events and return to being a “quiet observer,” the limitations of reality begin converting back into their original energy.

You Are This World's “Programmer”

There's no need to run away from the world.

The moment you remember that you are this world's “programmer,” the Matrix in front of you naturally begins rewriting itself to match your inner light.

Once you start noticing just how automatically, how perfectly, the system of the universe — of life itself — already runs, life starts flowing smoothly on its own, even without you trying to control everything with your own head.

A Small Shift You Can Start Today

For those wondering, “okay, but concretely, what do I actually do?” — here are small steps you can start today.

□ Cut down on “I have to...”

Look at your schedule and ask yourself, “Is this really something I want to do right now?” Be bold about letting go of plans that exist only out of obligation.

□ Use “that excited feeling” as your compass

It doesn't have to be anything big. Treasure small joys, like “drinking warm tea right now feels so relieving.”

□ Stop fighting the outside, and tend to the inside instead

If you feel anxious or rushed, notice, “ah, I'm getting sucked into the VR footage right now,” take a deep breath, and return to your quiet self.

In Closing

Life isn't a training ground for gritting your teeth and pushing through — it's a place to experience joy. And the one creating this reality is you, yourself.

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1. The Importance of “Vision and Strategy” for Business Leaders

What matters most in management:

More than the “harmony” or “personal character” that Japanese companies tend to prize, what matters most for a leader is “a vision and strategy built on clear deadlines and numbers” [01:11].

The lesson of the internet revolution:

In the early days of the internet revolution starting in 1995, Japan fell behind by dismissing it as “just a virtual world”with “no real business model.”Since most of the outcome gets decided in the first 20 years, we must not repeat the same mistake with the AI revolution [03:03].

2. The Scale and Forecast of the AI/ASI (Superintelligence) Economy in 2040

The scale of the macro economy and revenue:

By 2040, about 20% of world GDP (¥7,000 trillion a year) will be replaced by the ASI (artificial superintelligence) economy [06:08].

Multiple companies will emerge with roughly 50% profit margins, earning around ¥3,500 trillion a year in profit, and will come to account for 80% of total market capitalization [07:34].

The explosive spread of AI agents and humanoids:

AI agents running autonomously around the clock will reach a scale of 100 trillion across the planet, and society will shift into one where agents communicate with each other [09:38].

More than one billion humanoids (AI robots) will come into being, shouldering the equivalent of 3 to 10 billion humans' worth of labor,and as a result,the main players in both physical and white-collar labor will change hands [14:32].

3. The Infrastructure Investment and Technological Evolution That Will Be Needed

Data centers and energy:

By 2040, data centers on the scale of 3TW (terawatts) will run around the clock, requiring roughly $5 trillion (about ¥800 trillion) a year in investment [17:15].

Natural gas will be the main player for now, but eventually clean, safe “nuclear fusion” will take over as the leading energy source [17:45].

Units of computing power:

AI computing power will go beyond the old “peta” and “zetta” scales and enter the era of “quetta” flops, denoting 10 to the 30th power [23:54].

4. The Evolution of Humanity and Companies (Superhumans and AI-Natives)

Self-replication and self-evolution:

The mechanisms of “self-replication” and “self-evolution” found throughout the history of lifewill also come to exist in AI agents, and a superintelligence far beyond human intelligence will keep autonomously expanding [34:15].

The evolution of humanity (superhumans):

Rather than rejecting AI, we need to pursue the augmentation of our own brains and abilities — becoming “superhuman” — and learn to handle the AI agents that serve as our own digital doubles [36:38].

The threat of cybersecurity:

The threat of cyberattacks that weaponize AI is already becoming real, and since corporate systems are almost universally vulnerable, building urgent defenses is now a pressing task [48:19].

5. Conclusion: The Action Business Leaders Should Take

The “Return on AI (ROAI)” perspective:

Rather than a short-term view, leaders should calculate the return on AI investment (ROAI) with an eye three years out, and put it to thorough use company-wide [52:53].

Companies that use AI win:

Jobs won't simply disappear — rather, “companies that use AI” will take the work away from “companies that don't” [58:45].

The resolve required at the top:

Leaders must keep shouting “it's AI,” backcast their company's shape 15 years from now, and take on company-wide transformation with the fierce resolve to aim for the top of their industry [01:01:04].

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