Greatness

greatness isn't random

• “The techniques that we use, they’re not a big secret. It’s just about making an effort and repeating the same thing every day.”


• Jiro repeats the same routine every day


• He even gets on the train from the same position


• He dislikes holidays and thinks they’re too long


• He wants to get back to work


• This routine is unthinkable for normal people

To endure something is obviously exhausting and agonizing. But at the same time, you must also continue to hold what you regard as important close to your heart and to nurture it. Should you ever relinquish what you truly hold dear, the only path left to you will be that of a pencil-pusher — the type of animator whose sense of self-worth is