Kaizen - Continuous Improvement

I subscribe to the concept of Kaizen - continuous improvement. Bamboo rod building requires diverse skillsets (machining, woodworking, etc.). One day, the builder is cutting a fine taper into a piece of bamboo, and the next day he is adjusting the male slide of a ferrule with 3M polishing paper to achieve an almost airtight fit into a female ferrule. Then, the builder is tasked with joining wood and metal so they seamlessly work together to deliver a fly to an eager trout. 

Rather than looking at the monumental task of building the ultimate, flawless rod (an ideal that is arguably non-existent), a better approach is making fine-tuned micro adjustments to one’s building on a daily basis. Learn from mistakes, embrace friction, and push the ball forward, even if daily advancement is small.

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