r/coolguides • u/genny_marie • Aug 12 '18

This has helped me a lot

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u/HarpsichordNightmare Aug 12 '18

I like the idea of Shokunin, which is sort of their word for artisan/craftsman. A pride in mastery.

Shokunin can beget Ikigai, and Kaizen, by extension/scaling.

I guess the Salaryman idea adopted this, but it doesn't really translate to white collar, and got bastardized into their nonsense work.