YOSOMICHI: Small Daily Detours

The road map is now in English. Pick one of ten roads in life and walk it for four weeks, one small step a day. Your first step starts the moment you choose. ■ Ten roads Work (think about changing jobs) / Start-up (start small) / Side job (earn a little each month) / Learning (learn again) / Parents (set the next visit) / Friends (see more people) / Local (join something once a month) / Money (build a rainy-day fund) / Exercise (30 minutes, twice a week) / Sleep (go to bed 15 minutes earlier) ■ What the numbers say Each road comes with figures from public surveys, shown with the source, year, who was asked and how many. The surveys are from Japan, and every card says so. For example, in a 2023 survey in Japan, 57.1% of people aged 60 and over said they wished they had learned more. ■ Your first step, right away Something you can do in a few minutes, like "Write down three things you'd…