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Why we love imperfection in others but not ourselves

I love the cracks in old buildings but when my own work shows wear or damage I feel like I failed somehow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

They extend compassionate appreciation to external beauty while withholding it from their own creative expressions.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Japanese aesthetics — wabi-sabi mono no aware yugen?”

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