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serious crayons:
My problem is that you need a million things around the house that don't "spark joy." My paintings, my tchotchkes, my books, some clothes and a few other things here and there spark joy. But the vast majority of my household possessions are fairly joyless yet perform necessary functions.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 29, 2022, 01:41:17 am ---My problem is that you need a million things around the house that don't "spark joy." My paintings, my tchotchkes, my books, some clothes and a few other things here and there spark joy. But the vast majority of my household possessions are fairly joyless yet perform necessary functions.
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I have an impression--and I admit it's one that may not speak very well of me (stereotyping)--that the Japanese don't accumulate as much stuff as Westerners do, so maybe "tidying up" isn't as large a project for Japanese people as it might be for us here in the U.S. (Cultural thing? Smaller homes? Combination of the two?)
Maybe there are different levels of sparking joy? I'm not ecstatic over my coffee maker, but it makes me happy. :)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 29, 2022, 11:35:32 am ---I have an impression--and I admit it's one that may not speak very well of me (stereotyping)--that the Japanese don't accumulate as much stuff as Westerners do, so maybe "tidying up" isn't as large a project for Japanese people as it might be for us here in the U.S. (Cultural thing? Smaller homes? Combination of the two?)
Maybe there are different levels of sparking joy? I'm not ecstatic over my coffee maker, but it makes me happy. :)
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Possibly! Maybe this is stereotyping, too, but Japanese style seems more careful and deliberate -- neatly arranged bento boxes, for example, instead of food just slopped onto a plate.
As for joy, although my can opener does not spark any discernable joy, I definitely felt the opposite of joy when, missing mine, I had to try to stab a can of tomato sauce open with a meat thermometer.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 29, 2022, 02:53:34 pm ---Possibly! Maybe this is stereotyping, too, but Japanese style seems more careful and deliberate -- neatly arranged bento boxes, for example, instead of food just slopped onto a plate.
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It definitely seems a different aesthetic than in the West.
--- Quote ---As for joy, although my can opener does not spark any discernable joy, I definitely felt the opposite of joy when, missing mine, I had to try to stab a can of tomato sauce open with a meat thermometer.
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:o
serious crayons:
It worked, but it was not ideal for the tomato sauce or the meat thermometer.
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