The Purpose of Inconvenience

The purpose of inconvenience is to make large problems manageable.

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By Niklas Göke

After my friend returned from his two-week trip to Japan, I asked him about his experience. “What was the best thing? What was the worst thing?” As often in life, the pros and cons he mentioned went hand in hand: “Tokyo is one of the top three cleanest places I’ve…