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Oct 15Liked by Luiza B. Campos

Perfect Days is such a fantastic ode to simplicity and how we can create meaning in our life beyond what we do for a living. I have a copy of the Welcome to Hyunma-Dong Bookshop and I feel it's a perfect read for autumn and your words have given me an urge to read it. Your reflections have brought to mind a book I read a while back and which explores the ambition question - There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura. It's interesting how there's this current of slow living now coming from Japan and Korea, perhaps a pushback to decades of overachieving as a signifier of personal worth?

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I’m certainly no expert on Japanese and Korean culture but I think you are right. There’s such a harsh culture or work there. They work so many hours.

And thanks for the recommendation. I certainly love books around this topic.

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Sep 13Liked by Luiza B. Campos

I LOVE The Bear. I’m really curious about the next season, because, as you wrote, season three kind of shows how dysfunctional Carmy‘s approach is. I wonder what the moral of the story will be.

The question about pursuing your passions or making your free time your priority is one I really resonate with. Lately, I crave recognition and stability. The problem with service jobs is they don’t pay well, but that’s probably in line with the acceptance of the simple life. I just realise that I want more. Is that selfish? I don’t want luxury, just safety.

I’m thinking about going for a stable/boring job, but I’m also afraid that this means I‘ll betray my values… I admire people who follow their passions but it’s so risky

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I also struggle with that a lot. I have became really jaded about having a purposeful job after some bad experiences, but now I think I would like to have that again. Who knows? I think that as long as you are comfortable with what you have you are doing well.

And we all want stability and safety. :)

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Sep 13Liked by Luiza B. Campos

Love the way you weave these all together. Adding Perfect Days and Welcome to Hyunam-Dong Bookshop to my lists.

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Thanks! It was hard since I could easily write a whole text about each one of them. :)

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