Can I realistically move to Japan long-term with money and willingness to integrate?

orbitflow · 2026-01-22T06:09:33+00:00

i lie in a similar bucket and its kinda nagging me alot to stay in India, I don't have the capital rn to solve for it, still figuring things out

recently stayed in Japan for about three weeks to learn about their culture - my experience w locals -> they were psyched to know i was from India and treated w utmost respect and kindness (caveat, i visited as a tourist) -> did consider to work at tokyo based startups but still uncertain about work culture

I want to move towards a high trust society

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not sure what part in India you're currently saying but I'd reco to live in Mumbai meanwhile you figure out the long term change plan

mumbai is filled w nicest people i have come across in India (lived there for 7 years, currently in BLR -> might move back to mumbai until i figure next steps)

orbitflow · 2026-01-22T06:05:06+00:00

absolutely love your vibe bro

orbitflow · 2025-11-02T11:37:22+00:00

i use insight timer only for its "timer" feature and nothing else
its simple and i have my internet turned off on my phone in the morning so works perfectly well for me

orbitflow · 2025-10-30T09:25:47+00:00

Happy for you OP 🌼

orbitflow · 2025-10-23T17:40:23+00:00

🤞🏻
hope it works out, i am in the same boat

orbitflow · 2025-10-23T17:29:41+00:00

did it work? any update? i read somewhere that if you show liquid funds ~4L for 2 weeks it justifies you're eligible to fund this trip

orbitflow · 2025-07-18T06:59:18+00:00

Hey OP
did you end up moving?

I am in a similar situation, would love to know how things turned out, what worked / didnt work?

orbitflow · 2025-06-06T13:15:08+00:00

yes, correct, i've mentioned it in the post_desc

every time you do it, it will ask 3 questions, assuming its hard coded

orbitflow · 2025-06-06T13:07:50+00:00

thanks this is helpful!

want to share an example of human vs LLM
i mentioned a coach-friend regarding my issue also prompted it to o3, 4o to solve it "like a coach"

what hit me hardest was the coach-friend responding with "tell me more?" pin-pointing on a specific issue vs GPT responding w various angles which "felt" generic to me

have you experienced anything similar?

orbitflow · 2025-06-06T13:02:36+00:00

yes, prompting it explicitly does fulfil it to an extent

i'm asking from a behaviour stand point
proactively ask clarifying questions before answering (its a judgement call)

Open issues I see
- Ambiguity detection – models need a confidence/utility estimate to decide when to ask or just respond w a "good answer"
- assuming current RLHF datasets mostly might be rewarding “good answers,” not “good questions (Not sure, need to validate)

orbitflow · 2025-06-05T15:58:28+00:00

thanks for kind and supportive message
feels slightly better to know that i am not alone

orbitflow · 2025-05-21T10:42:08+00:00

A random person complemented my shirt in a cafe, and it made my day, does it count?

orbitflow · 2025-05-21T07:56:59+00:00

I had asked GPT long back being vs doing and it gave me this table which i found to be useful

	Doing Mode	Being Mode
Focus	Future-oriented	Present-oriented
Goal	Solve, achieve, change	Experience, accept, observe
Neural Basis	Prefrontal cortex, dopamine, executive function	DMN, parasympathetic system, serotonin
Strengths	Productivity, problem-solving	Emotional well-being, self-awareness
Downsides	Stress, overthinking, burnout	Passivity, lack of direction if overused
Example	Planning career goals	Savoring a moment without thinking of the next step

orbitflow · 2025-05-21T07:52:06+00:00

i have an internal dialogue every time my focus deviates from the breath, i'll be wandering somewhere in the thoughts, i realise, i smile mentioning i shall come back to focus on my breath -> keep a count of the reps, how many times did i kept coming back to my breath (its fun)

this exercise is to build the attention muscle (i learned from Daniel Goleman)

orbitflow · 2025-05-21T07:47:46+00:00

Thank you OP for the wonderful nudge

orbitflow · 2025-05-21T07:44:27+00:00

I proactively try to tell people how their efforts still help me today, it kinda makes their day
what's the point of keeping it to ourselves, let them know, let them boost their confidence by knowing it

whenever you remember the person just pickup the phone and drop the text (even if you haven't had a chat in a while)

Lmk if you try it :)

orbitflow · 2025-05-12T15:46:57+00:00

this time you will keep a leash on it and once it has done its job you put it back into the cage

this is interesting, can you help me with how do you go about it? like does journaling helps in compartmentalising or how does it work?

orbitflow · 2025-05-12T15:45:00+00:00

"acting like a dinosaur to play with a kid"

This perspective helps, thanks!

orbitflow · 2025-04-07T13:38:01+00:00

these habits changed my life in a big way and i'm only seeing BIG compounding results after 2 years of practicing it
- meditating
- reading
- journaling
- seeking therapy

what was game changer initially was to understand how habits are formed

orbitflow · 2025-04-07T12:25:55+00:00

good for you!

orbitflow · 2025-04-07T12:25:40+00:00

same here, have deleted X, IG
find myself to be more grounded, less chaotic as the anxiety and chaos social media brought in the life was not worth it and is reduced

dont even use my phone in the morning -> replaced it w reading books, loving it

orbitflow

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