Lessons Jiro Ono: how to achieve a breakthrough in their profession
Inspiration / / December 26, 2019
In 2011 he released a documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi", which tells about the life of 85-year-old sushi master Jiro It (Jirō Ono) and how throughout life, just as water wears away the stone, Jiro sought the highest level of skill in their profession.
Jiro is considered the best sushi master of all time. Three stars Michelin. In 2014, in his institution had dinner US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his restaurant just 10 seats, and want to try sushi from Jiro has to be written in a few months. Yes, it's a damn good sushi. Perhaps the best sushi on the planet.
To achieve universal acceptance, Jiro took 85 years, during which he daily, step-by-step, honed his skills.
I'm doing the same thing over and over again, improving bit by bit.
Since he did it? There must be some secret, something that gets the job done Jiro known throughout the world. Thin film critic Roger Iberta observation (Roger Ebert) It helped us to lift the veil of mystery - "tunnel vision," as he called it.
When he submits the perfect piece of land, he observes how it eats. He knows the history of each seafood. He knows the material with which is working. For example, the octopus that you need to handle 45 minutes, no more and no less. He looks for the response in the eyes of the visitor. Whether he liked it? Should I change something?
Be aware of the tragedy of the life of Jiro Ono: it does not have and never will be four stars.
Roger Ibert
This is a man who was obsessed with not money, not power, not glory, and the perfect piece of land.
If Jiro listened to the majority opinion, he could choose from a variety of other, more easy ways. But the way Jiro was not well trodden. It was a way of persistent high-quality searches. Jiro narrowed their focus as the camera lens directs the beam of light into a single point.
Take a look again at the description Iberta Roger. Jiro eye for details, even minor, for example, left-handed or right-handed his visitor. It serves. He observes. He knows the history of each product, but is always looking for more. He brings a change in the way trains. He looks in the eyes of the visitor response. He looks to see if he liked the improvement. This is the signs real skill.
watching
Do you want to become a professional? Learn to watch. For development you need to get inverse response.
Jiro all the time did little observation: which hand the visitor leads, how he reacts to the dish as he eats. Jiro constantly gathering a response of this kind. In contrast to the common marketing surveys, it is not indifferent filling in the questionnaire. This communication is a deeper level.
Jiro not a lot of talking during the movie and, most likely, in my life says even less. Nevertheless, he constantly communicates. Communication between them and visitors - is the life force, which helps him to move on and give him a stream of responses that he can continue to be used indefinitely.
He does not say, but as a stand-up comedian, examines how different can teach the same material. His decision to handle the octopus for 15 minutes longer than was thought out experiment. the quality of the search process is actually very similar to the setting of the radio. And Jiro always checks whether it is possible to achieve a cleaner signal.
Study of
At the sushi in Japan, to put it mildly, a long history. Become a recognized master of sushi in Tokyo - the same thing as being better programmer in Silicon Valley. To you recognized the best of the best, you need to really be able to surprise.
Feedback is not just customers. It applies to history.
For sushi master in the first place - the pursuit of quality. The irony is that the commitment to quality is no upper limit. In addition, no matter how high you go climbing, at least until the top layer of the earth's atmosphere, more and more and more difficult to break above.
Because when you go beyond the known limits of quality, you meet difficultiesThat can not be overcome no one is up to you. It literally unexplored country.
Thus, there are several ways you can go. Based on the findings of predecessors, try to go beyond them, where no one was. Or analyze everything that has been accomplished predecessors and try to do something strictly opposite. In itself, no decision is erroneous.
To achieve a high level of quality, we can start from scratch and go by their own trial and error. But why not save time and do not see that, and why did the master of his craft to you? Then you can decide what to take from them, and what to leave.
Reiteration
Repetition is critical to quality. All professionals are endless cycle of trial and error, to improve their creations. Repetition reminds practice, and only during practice basic skills are formed and perfected. But the purpose of repetition is somewhat different - the discovery and experimentation.
In this significance repeating the process ends. It teaches to think methodically. They bring any professional activity with science. Yes, all modern science is based on repetition: first, rigorous testing, and then monitor the results.
design
Understanding one's own intentions is critical to repeat the process. Jiro formulated his goal: "I will not rest until until not give you the perfect piece of land on the planet."
Observation. Study of. Reiteration. These tools Jiro applied for 85 years. Do not we all so lucky to have been in possession 85 years to hone his skills. But we still can enjoy all the advantages of his method. You just do not forget about the main thing, if the goal itself is weak, it does not help anything. Therefore, put yourself high standards and excellence.