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This obsession with the immediate “unburdening” of a thing you created is common in non-Japanese contexts, but I posit: The Japanese way is the correct way. Be an adult. Own your garbage. Garbage responsibility is something we’ve long since abdicated not only to faceless cans on street corners (or just all over the street, as seems to be the case... See more
Craig Mod • Garbage
the trick is to handle each item.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
Deming gave Japan a fundamentally different view on how to practice capitalism. Instead of companies competing with each other to get a bigger slice of the pie, they should cooperate together to grow the size of the pie instead.
John Willis • Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future
Give as much time as you can to those relationships in which you are able to experience the feeling of merging. Practise the profound art of haragei — the dialogue between friends that unfolds as much through silence as words.
Richard Rudd • The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity
Into the Forbidden Zone: A Trip Through Hell and High Water in Post-Earthquake Japan (Kindle Single)
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secrets to a long life during his interview with journalist Judit Kawaguchi. Some of his guidelines for living are: ● Don’t retire. And if you must, retire much later than 65. ● Energy comes from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot. ● Don’t be overweight. ● Take the stairs. ● Have fun. ● Having fun is the best way to forget about
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