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\u201cGive it a try.\u201d<\/p>Shinjiro Torii \u2014 translated for this article from \u201c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u307f\u306a\u306f\u308c\u201d; not an official translation.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n
Suntory\u2019s official history presents the phrase as an expression of its founder\u2019s pioneering spirit.<\/p>\n
We decide to begin something\u2014and first, we research.<\/p>\n
We check what we need, read reviews, and search for ways to avoid mistakes. Before long, the time we set aside for beginning has disappeared into the phone in our hands.<\/p>\n
The preparation has advanced.
The comparison chart is ready.
But we have not tried it once.<\/p>\nThat is when I want to remember these words: \u201cGive it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n
What follows is my personal reflection on applying them to everyday life.<\/p>\n
Are we gathering information\u2014or waiting for certainty?<\/h2>\n
Checking things before we begin matters.<\/p>\n
But collecting the information we need is different from researching until every uneasy feeling disappears.<\/p>\n
We want to write, yet keep reading about writing. We want to take walks, yet keep comparing equipment. We want to tidy a room, yet keep saving pictures of storage ideas.<\/p>\n
At some point, we can give that preparation somewhere to go by trying the activity itself.<\/p>\n
Make the first attempt smaller<\/h2>\n
Trying something does not have to mean making a grand commitment.<\/p>\n
Before writing an article, write three opening lines. Before tidying a room, clear one corner of the desk. Before promising to exercise every day, walk around the neighborhood for five minutes.<\/p>\n
A smaller beginning leaves room to reconsider after the attempt.<\/p>\n
This is my own everyday application of the quotation, not a claim about its original meaning.<\/p>\n
Let the result become information, not just a verdict<\/h2>\n
Once we try, something may be harder than expected.<\/p>\n
But stopping at \u201cI knew I was no good at this\u201d seems to lose part of what we learned.<\/p>\n
Where did we get stuck? What was missing? What was unexpectedly enjoyable?<\/p>\n
The attempt gives us something more concrete to work with.<\/p>\n
Of course, decisions involving safety, health, or significant spending should not be made on enthusiasm alone. Some situations call for careful checks and advice.<\/p>\n
Today, instead of preparing to become someone who never fails, choose one small thing you can safely test.<\/p>\n
Give five minutes to something that has been waiting in preparation.<\/p>\n
Let \u201cGive it a try\u201d make the first attempt lighter, rather than make you feel hurried.<\/p>\n
Quotation and background source: Suntory\u2019s history of \u201cYatte Minahare\u201d (Japanese)<\/a>.<\/p>\n