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struck us many times with his belt and called us many well-deserved names, in the end he let us go.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
The invisible and the small is rapidly spreading as a desirable, status-signaling social experience beyond Tyler Brûlé’s world, Japanese bars, and menswear forums.
Ana Andjelic • How Micro-Communities Transform Aspiration
We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen (Editor) • You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
In the end, you’ve succeeded if you know where everything in your house belongs and if the layout feels natural to both you and your things. If your intuition tells you that this might be the place, then, for now at least, it is most certainly right.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
IT IS CRUCIAL not only to tidy by category but also to follow the correct order, which is clothes, books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally, sentimental items.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
when an object is in motion it will basically stay in motion. This is what we refer to as momentum. This is why small steps can be so valuable. They offer momentum at a fairly low cost.
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
Japan began the nineteenth century the same way it had begun and ended the two previous centuries, largely isolated from the outside world. In 1853, the United States (a Pacific country looking for new markets) led the charge to open Japan to trade with the outside world. When American warships showed up uninvited to demand access to Japanese
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