Shokunin — mastering one’s profession

I’ve watched the mouthwatering Jiro Dreams of Sushi documentary recently. It is available on Netflix, and it’s from 2011.

As a sushi lover, I thought I learn more about sushi-making, but no. This time was more than only sushi.

I genuinely believe that we learn every day from everything that we watch, hear, consume, interact and anything that makes part of our environment. However, sometimes I am impressed with essential lessons to myself, which I get from unexpected sources as part of my lifelong learning. And this documentary was one like this.

If you’re passionate or curious about how to improve yourself, how to make your work better, or how to improve your skills if you want to master your craft — whatever your it is — watch this documentary. You will find some unexpectable, valuable and easy to implement tips on how to do it.

The documentary follows shokuninJiro Ono, an 85-year-old sushi master and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a Michelin three-star restaurant. Sukiyabashi Jiro is a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant located in a Tokyo subway station.

For those curious as me about the meaning of the Japanese word shokunin, according to Tasio Odate — artist, sculptor, teacher and author in the field of Japanese wood-crafting — the word is defined by both Japanese and…