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In Japan, I understand there to be a saying "wabi-sabi" that in some interpretations means something like "nothing is finished, nothing is perfect, and nothing lasts."
Since their national perfectionism can get out of hand at times (my interpretation), I think one can see how useful such a balancing phrase can be.
Definitely. I try to remember that. I just get stuck in my head the ideal of what I want, and if that ideal doesn't match what I think I am able to accomplish I just don't try in the first place. It's a terrible habit I need to break, especially if I'm going to ever get any decent amount of writing done :|
I think their perfectionism is pretty well known, or at least their intense work ethic. I was just watching something recently (can't remember, a docu I believe) that had a segment on Japanese work culture and how the Japanese government had to even force workers to take a vacation because it was eating into their economic activity. The Japanese were working so much that they weren't spending enough to stimulate their economy creating a downturn. One employer locked the doors and shut the power off at the office, and the workers broke into their own office building and did their work by flashlight and their own wifi hotspots. Crazy.
Wow, I hadn't heard about that before, but somehow it fits.
Unfortunately, along with their 'high work ethic,' I understand Japanese corporations and office workers have some traditions going on that are in turn killing the economy, and even the quality of their own lives. A big one of course is the idea that it's the height of gauche to leave work before your superior does, leading the average salaryman to stay at the office many more hours than he needs to, spending much of that time shuffling papers, napping, and mainly just wasting their time in order to save face. This leads to the person in question being able to spend much less time with their family. That's just a classic, super-well known problem, tho. The difficulties run much deeper, I'm afraid, part of why I'm somewhat morbidly curious reading r/japan and r/japanlife on the regular.
Yeah, the work culture in Japan is pretty crazy. Although, same could be said about US work culture in a lot of ways. Working three or more jobs. Crazy hours with little or no overtime in some places etc.
Another sad consequence of their brutal work culture, is the fact that suicide resulting from overwork is so prevalent that they actually have a specific term for it over there. I can't remember what it is called, but it's a big enough issue that it has it's own term and social consciousness.
Agreed.
Late-stage capitalism in all its unglory is pretty plainly brutal, as I observe it. Except for Finland, haha.