015-Turning the Faucet with Style

This happened at a seminar where an acquaintance of mine was the lecturer.
As soon as the Q&A session began, a question completely unrelated to the content popped up: "What is the secret to being so cool, sir?"
The lecturer then replied with a straight face:
"It's Hiromi Go. No matter what you do, you have to fully embody Hiromi Go."

I asked the lecturer about it in more detail later. According to him...
One morning, while turning the faucet at the washbasin, he apparently studied in front of the mirror, wondering, "How would Hiromi Go do this?"
He would look at the faucet suddenly as if glancing back at it, slowly move his raised hand toward the handle, position his body at a slight angle, and smoothly slide his left foot forward. The moment the water came out of the faucet, he would rotate his shoulder with a flourish, check his cool expression in the mirror, and then, with a slightly sad look on his face, slowly begin to wash his face...
Well, it's a mystery whether the real Hiromi Go actually moves like that. But hearing about how he dramatically staged those casual, everyday moments made me want to try something similar myself.

When you think about it, our daily lives are filled with unconscious, mechanical movements. Brushing teeth, putting on shoes, opening doors, walking, running, stopping, picking up a dropped pen... They have all become mere "automatic tasks," devoid of any fun or excitement.

So, I started my own "performance game" to turn my boring daily life into entertainment. Surprisingly, it's quite fun when you do it by yourself.

For example, pouring water into a glass elegantly without wasting a single drop, like a legendary bartender. Turning a doorknob sharply while keeping an eye on what's behind me, pretending to be James Bond. Lifting a coffee cup in slow motion, like in the movie The Matrix. And for the finishing touch, hitting the Enter key with a "Bam!" using the fluid finger movements of a world-class conductor.
Every time I do it... I think to myself, "So cool!" and praise myself.

You might think it's ridiculous, but apparently, there is some logic to this.
It is said that designing your body's movements has a mysterious self-suggestion effect, where confidence and energy well up from within.

It's an aesthetic of self-satisfaction, just for me, with no one else to show it to. By introducing a "top star"—myself—into the unchanging days, the ordinary washroom transforms into a stage for a drama.

Next time you wash your face, why not try flashing a daring smile at the mirror? Just by acting out "myself, the coolest person in the world drying my hands with a towel," you might get a good feeling about things. ...Though it might just be a feeling.