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Japanese concept (literal translation is ‘change for better’) is American in origin. It was brought initially to Japan by U.S. statisticians and quality experts such as W. Edwards Deming. The process looks like this: We choose a novel habit that we want to incorporate into our daily routines or an action that makes us feel uncomfortable. Then, we repeatedly ask small questions on how to break this action into small steps. By repeating this behavior long enough, the brain will eventually lead us to valuable and novel insights.