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What you should do now is make a decision to stop your current lifestyle. For instance, earlier you said, “If only I could be someone like Y, I’d be happy.” As long as you live that way, in the realm of the possibility of “If only such and such were the case,” you will never be able to change. Because saying “If only I could be like Y” is an excuse
... See moreIchiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
A great story about simplicity from Akio Morita, the instigator of the Walkman project at Sony:
Engineers had the technology to add the recording function to the Walkman and it would’ve cost only 50 cents to a dollar per unit. Morita decided against it. He wanted the device to have one function, which it performs very well. Walkman should only play
Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues ...
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Of course, to make a comparison, we need to have two things! After all, it’s kind of difficult to compare something all on its own! As we’ve previously learned,
方
means “way” or “direction”, and when used in a sentence that expresses comparison, it follows the better option (e.g 「
寝
た
方
がいい。」 It’s better to sleep ). On the other hand, より can be... See more
方
means “way” or “direction”, and when used in a sentence that expresses comparison, it follows the better option (e.g 「
寝
た
方
がいい。」 It’s better to sleep ). On the other hand, より can be... See more
～より～ほうが: Comparisons - Grammar Lesson - MaruMori
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
Several of the oldest known continuously-operating companies in the world are Japanese. Seven were founded prior to the year 1,000. The size of companies in the database of Japanese firms over 100 years old clearly proves that firms do not have to grow large to survive. In fact most shinise are small- to medium-sized, private (often family-owned)
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