271Japanese proverb ことわざ
名は体を表す
なはたいをあらわすNa wa tai o arawasu
“The name reveals the thing.”
The meaning
What is named with care is thought with care: names end up shaping what they designate. Naming your project, your role, your day well is already steering them.
At the origin
A proverb on the power of names, dear to craftsmen and founders.
The characters
In practice
Rename precisely the vague task on your list: it will become doable.