"I regret not getting into podcasting earlier," he says, "I've strived my entire career to have true creative control and I finally have it.
Before we left, Takagi, who works in a narrow, smoky shop, mentioned, in a moment of classic Japanese humility, that, despite fifty years of experience making tools, he was still learning, still striving "to reach my goal".
Stefanie: You say the chefs are striving for my ideal.
I will then have finally impressed everyone, as I have been relentlessly striving for my whole life.
And I have always tried to better myself striving in my accomplishments, as it should show in all I've did.
Between innings I resorted to magical thinking, doing good works, not giving my mom a hard time, striving to be my best self because anything less might injure the cause.
Talking to colleagues who have chosen scientific careers within academia, I feel privileged that my employer strives to further my personal development and my scientific knowledge.
That's what I've strived for my whole career -- make the plays when the ball's hit to me".
"It's something I've strived for my whole life, really, trying to be the best that I can at anything, really," he said.
"When you go into science you have different goals, and making money is not the most important," says Hoft. "Everything that I studied and strived for my whole professional career--this is what I wanted to avoid.
