return to the starting point; back to basics
Used when someone goes back to the original purpose, fundamental principles, or initial state after a period of complication or deviation. Common in business, creative work, and personal growth contexts.
The project had gone off track, so we returned to the starting point and reconfirmed our objectives.
With a back-to-basics mindset, I'll relearn from the fundamentals once more.
初心 refers to one's original intention or beginner's mind, while 原点回帰 emphasizes the act of returning to the starting point or fundamentals.
原点 is the starting point or origin itself; 原点回帰 is the action or concept of returning to it.
Compound of 原点 (starting point, origin) and 回帰 (return, recurrence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is widely used in modern Japanese to express a return to fundamentals.