The Wabi-Sabi Way
by Mike Sturm
Wabi-sabi as a daily practice: accept imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness in work and life. Short, Western, practical.
Read it if…
you want wabi-sabi applied to a busy life.
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Skip it if…
you want the aesthetic philosophy; see Koren.
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Three things you will actually use
- Imperfect is complete.
- Impermanence frees.
- Enough is here.
Do this first
Read the chapter on impermanence.
Our verdict
Sturm's wabi-sabi.
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