Kakizome: Japanese way of new-years resolution

Post by bamboozled » Tue, Jan 07, 2025, 8:59 AM UTC

Tade0 wrote: post #40

bamboozled wrote: post #15

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This is what I find most interesting about Japanese culture. The Japanese do things for seemingly superficial reasons which can seem redundant to an outsider but the more I learn, the more I see utility in a lot of it. They’ve seem so much come and go over the centuries they seem to just go their own way because it works for them. Almost feels like they’ve been burned enough times to know better than to just throw th…

They do seem to understand ergonomics and user experience better than most. My Sony Xperia has all its buttons on one side. Seems awfully unorthodox, as almost all the other brands put them on both sides. Until of course you start using the phone with one hand or lay it on its side to watch a movie.

Post by ErigmolCt » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC

criddell wrote: post #35

ErigmolCt wrote: post #29

A visible reminder that quietly nudges you throughout the year... It always works for me. I have a whiteboard at home where I write down my goals for the quarter. It’s satisfying to erase a goal from the board after completing it and write a new one.

Have you ever considered setting an annual theme rather than quarterly goals?