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MENTAL MODEL · M2014

Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

An acceptance of the beauty of impermanence, imperfection, and incompleteness. Appreciating the traces left by time (such as rust, cracks, withering).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

- Anti-perfectionism: In product design or life, do not pursue industrial-grade, sterile perfection. Retaining a bit of "handcrafted feel" and "roughness" gives more soul and authenticity.

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A traditional Japanese aesthetic, rooted in Zen and the tea ceremony, that appreciates imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity. It regards flaws, fading, and wear not as defects but as genuine traces left by time. By embracing "mono no aware" and "impermanence," it counters the anxiety of industrial perfection, treating "incomplete beauty" as a higher form of completeness.

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