"Amazing use of time"

 

 

One of the many things I respect Inafune-san for, is his

“use of time”.

 

 

He is definitely one of the busiest people I know, and yet

he manages to find time to do everything he wants to do.

 

I know how many business meetings he attends, how many creative concepts he writes on his own time, how many lectures he gives at various schools universities, and events, how many game projects he directly oversees, how many media events he attends, how many press he meets, and

how many business trips he takes.

 

I also know how much he values the time he spends with his family, and how much he values taking time to watch movies, anime, TV shows and also read books to get his creative inspirations from. I know that he needs to get enough sleep everyday, so he is always well-rested.

 

Yet he always manages to incorporate everything into his busy schedule…and it is almost like magic! And in the process, he never seems stressed from his jam-packed schedule, but instead, he seems to be enjoying everything planned in his schedule.

 

 

About a year ago, Inafune-san had a chance to play tennis.
Apparently, he used to play tennis in highschool, but after playing tennis again and getting the feel of it, he instantly decided to go back to playing tennis again.

 

 

When I heard Inafune-san say, “I am going to start playing tennis againJ”, I couldn’t imagine how he would squeeze in tennis time in his busy schedule…but of course…he plays tennis every week!

 

 

I have come to learn, by watching Inafune-san plans his use of time, that creative people are creative in many ways…. Like, for example, planning their use of time.

 

There is a fair and equal limit to how much capacity you are allowed, whether it’s the 24-hours- in -1day, or a certain amount of limit in a game-ROM.

 

 

Most game creators have battled that limit, and had been extremely creative in squeezing in beautiful graphics, pretty music, great gameplay and every possible bit of fun onto one tiny disc.

 

 

By watching Inafune-san enjoying every second of his new independent life, I am always convinced that he is a great creator.

 

 

I hope to be able to adopt that in my life too :-)

 

 

 

 

to be continued >>>