The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer Quotes and Notes
2 min readJan 12, 2022
- Tao Te Ching: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Kaizen has two definitions: using very small steps to improve a habit, a process, or product using very small moments to inspire new products and inventions
- Small trivial steps lead to large outcome
- Tiny donation request improved donations by 50% in certain studies
- Any skill is mastering a small series of steps
- Happiness is made up of smaller happy moments
- Make each day a masterpiece
- Solving one “small” problem for yourself can be scaled to solving everyone’s problem
- Small moments can teach large lessons that may seem trivial to others
- Size of the step != Size of the Result
- Good to great transformations accumulating over time over small transformations, decisions and steps and took average of 4 years
- Find the exercise and foods that are good for you and make you happy
- It takes optimism and purpose to make kaizen seem possible
- What small trivial step would help your health, relationship and work?
- Most largest companies have not invented the product they are today known for, they got there by improving product and processes in small ways over time
- Small moments turned out to be more predictive of a loving, trusting relationship than were the more innovative steps of romantic vacations and expensive presents. Possibly, that’s because small moments provide consistent tending and nurturing.
- What is one small thing good about a person ? Or myself ? To change mindset.
- What is something that can be done for 1 minute a day that would improve our life?
- How can we improve our small interactions day to day that can enrich our communities ?
- Ask small questions.
