diff --git a/content/daily-notes/2024-11-18.md b/content/daily-notes/2024-11-18.md index 0a4ea2fc..72c79260 100644 --- a/content/daily-notes/2024-11-18.md +++ b/content/daily-notes/2024-11-18.md @@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ Yet another lovely read from Chris Arnade. Yet another antidote to the Japan slo > Work as the central point of your life can sound empty and meaningless and not something you think I would admire given that I write about needing something spiritual that isn’t confined to this world, but also tries to make sense of what comes after death. Yet when you are a stakeholder in your job, that is when you are your own boss, which is one of the defining differences between craftsmanship and simple labor, then there can be a spiritual component, which while not as deep and complex as faith, can give someone a clear sense of purpose that extends beyond this life. -> In Japan, partly due to permissive zoning laws, but also because of historical precedent, there are independently owned and run restaurants almost everywhere, although they tend to cluster next to train stations, which are also almost everywhere. These small businesses are the economic and meaning-making engine for almost everyone who works in them, which is often both parents, and a few of their children. That sense of ownership, coupled with a culture of thoughtfulness, means the food in them is almost always amazing, no matter the location. \ No newline at end of file +> In Japan, partly due to permissive zoning laws, but also because of historical precedent, there are independently owned and run restaurants almost everywhere, although they tend to cluster next to train stations, which are also almost everywhere. These small businesses are the economic and meaning-making engine for almost everyone who works in them, which is often both parents, and a few of their children. That sense of ownership, coupled with a culture of thoughtfulness, means the food in them is almost always amazing, no matter the location. + +#### Sex Strikes +[Are sex strikes really the best response to the behaviours of men? | Dazed](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/65104/1/are-sex-strikes-the-best-response-to-the-behaviours-of-men-4b-movement) \ No newline at end of file