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Story: Sometimes Flawed Can Be More Perfect Than Perfection.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: Sometimes flawed can be more perfect than perfection.   This also relates to the haunting Japanese concept of wabi-sabi–the beauty of “the imperfect, impermanent, …


Secret of Adulthood: Flawed Can Be More Perfect Than Perfection.

Further Secrets of Adulthood:                 Agree, disagree? I recalled this Secret of Adulthood when I was watching a ballet last year. At one point, a dancer wobbled slightly, and for me, this brief moment of imperfection heightened the beauty of the entire performance. It made it seem more real, more thrilling. What do …