🇯🇵 7 Japanese Techniques To Overcome Laziness
In our fast-paced and demanding world, laziness can often hinder our productivity and prevent us from achieving our goals. Fortunately, the Japanese culture offers various techniques to overcome laziness and cultivate a sense of purpose and fulfillment in our lives. In this blog post, we will explore seven Japanese techniques, including the concept of Ikigai, that can help you break free from laziness and live a more meaningful and productive life.
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1. Ikigai (Wikipedia)
It means having a purpose in life. The reason you wake up each morning.
4 Rules of IKIGAI:
- Do what you love,
- Do what you re good at,
- Do what the world needs,
- Do what you can be paid for.
改善
2. Kaizen (Wikipedia)
It means focusing on small improvements every day. Trying to become 1% better everyday
The house of Lean Manufacturing / Lean Management V2.2
Kaizen (Gradual and orderly continuous improvement) is one the pillar of the TPS House.
初心
3. Shoshin (Wikipedia)
It's a concept from Zen Buddhism which means approaching things with a beginner mindset.
"If your mind is empty… it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few."
— Shunryu Suzuki (author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind)
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4. Hara Hachi Bu (Wikipedia)
This means to stop eating after you're 80% full (it's like Parsimony / Occam's razor in Europe)
If you eat too much you're more likely to feel lazy.
森林浴
5. Shinrin-yoku (Wikipedia)
Shinrin in Japanese means "forest," and yoku means "bath."
It basically means that one should spend more time with nature.
侘寂
6. Wabi-sabi (Wikipedia)
This means that instead of perfection one should find beauty in imperfection.
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7. Ganbaru (Wikipedia)
This means that one should be patient and do the best possible.
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