The More Successful You Are, the More You Care About the Basics

@rennakameguro
JAPANESE4 days ago · May 07, 2026

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This article argues that true success is built on fundamental habits like punctuality and preparation, using historical figures to illustrate that even geniuses must master the basics.

People who achieve results have a stronger ability to keep doing the obvious things consistently, rather than having special talent.

Greetings, punctuality, preparation, courtesy, confirmation.

People who look down on these basics often have a sense of conceit, thinking:

"I am an exception."

"I'll be fine doing it this way."

But true experts never neglect the basics.

Even Cao Cao, while a hero in times of chaos, behaved as a capable official in times of peace.

It is said that even Oda Nobunaga showed full courtesy in front of Saito Dosan.

Napoleon Bonaparte also valued discipline as a young officer.

It's not bad to be edgy.

Individuality can be a weapon.

But if you insist "I am special" while failing to do even the basics and failing to produce results, that is just immaturity.

Thank you for reading this long post.

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