Tag: Choosing Path
Walk on the Wild Side.
Would you believe that the most risk-taking, going-against-the-norm people I've met in my life are usually in the crafts -traditional, even- world? I grew up being told that handicrafts wouldn’t make money; that It’s the industry of migi kata sagari - right shoulder...
What You Make Makes Who You Are
A Guideline for Choice Making Patience is a virtue, and necessity for the practice of urushiware making. Senro Sato, the master craftsman of urushiware, is just like his own crafts.  He turns 80 this year and is super smart and sharp. He can give a talk,...
How to Break The Pattern No Longer Serving You
Something we repeatedly do daily create our habit. These habits, or patterns make our life easier: imagine having to think which corner of your mouth to start brushing your teeth in every morning? Patterns definitely save our brains for more meaningful decision...
Life Is Made of Constant Choice-Makings.
So She Said No at the Age of 27. What choice did you make today? From something as daily as how eggs should be cooked for breakfast to something potentially life-changing as proposing to your date, or saying yes or no to the proposal. Some choices come easy, but with...
The last TOTEI
Spatula 7 years, Brush 3 years Senro Sato went to learn urushi lacquerware, also known as the japanning technique, at the age of 22. He had one year left to finish college, but his mentor Gonroku Matsuda (Living National Treasure) strongly advised him to go learn...
Walk on the Wild Side.

Walk on the Wild Side.

I grew up being told that handicrafts wouldn’t make money; that It’s the industry of Migi Kata Sagari – right shoulder down.

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How to Break The Pattern No Longer Serving You

How to Break The Pattern No Longer Serving You

From that practice, though, something was starting to manifest. He realised what he had learnt in his high school time was the pattern to win a high school tournament. He perfectly fitted himself into the mould. But at the university and for the world-level competition, he had to break out of it. And he had to do it by himself.

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The last TOTEI

The last TOTEI

Spatula 7 years, Brush 3 years Senro Sato went to learn urushi lacquerware, also known as the japanning technique, at the age of 22. He had one year left to finish college, but his mentor Gonroku Matsuda (Living National Treasure) strongly advised him to go learn...

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Don’t mind my legacy

Don’t mind my legacy

What’s bigger than Ego How would you like to be remembered after you leave this planet? We all wonder at some point in our life. Leaving one’s legacy in a tangible form, statue, trophy, building or name on a street is a tempting idea. But what does that serve? ...

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