The art of imperfection: How wabi-sabi can enhance work and life balance

In the corner of my home office, there’s a small brown sofa. The cushions are sunken, evidence of countless nights laying down and staring at the ceiling while I dreamed up my company, Jotform. One of the legs is chipped, a reminder of when we hauled the sofa from our third-floor walk-up to a moving van, then traded New York for San Francisco. Today, there are stray marker zigzags here and there, from when our kids were little and didn’t see the need to limit their art to coloring books. [Jotform]( [View this email in your browser](NAME}?utm_campaign=med-ins-5362&utm_source=inspirational-emails&utm_medium=email&utm_content=view-in-browser&email={EMAIL}&inspiration_id=1012) [Aytekin Tank] “Experimentation is a critical part of growth. Imperfections are what ultimately create your company’s unique story and define it against a million and one competitors.” Aytekin Tank, Founder & CEO of Jotform The art of imperfection: How wabi-sabi can enhance work and life balance BY AYTEKIN TANK [List Item]October 10, 2023 5 min read BY AYTEKIN TANK [List Item]October 10, 2023 5 min read In the corner of my home office, there’s a small brown sofa. The cushions are sunken, evidence of countless nights laying down and staring at the ceiling while I dreamed up my company, Jotform. One of the legs is chipped, a reminder of when we hauled the sofa from our third-floor walk-up to a moving van, then traded New York for San Francisco. Today, there are stray marker zigzags here and there, from when our kids were little and didn’t see the need to limit their art to coloring books. Some people might view it as a ratty sofa in desperate need of reupholstering. Or maybe they’d replace it with one of those modern daybeds, the kind you see in glossy architecture magazines. But to me, that sofa tells the story of my life, my family, and my business. Its flaws give it character. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Until recently, I thought my furniture choice was just evidence of sentimentality—and a questionable sense of design. But as it turns out, it also aligns with the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi… [Read More]( [Jotform Facebook]( [Jotform Twitter]( [Jotform Linkedin]( [Jotform Youtube]( [Jotform Instagram]( [Jotform Pinterest]( [Jotform Team][Jotform Team] 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 780, San Francisco CA 94111 [Mobile Forms on App Store]( [Mobile Forms on Play Store]( [24/7 Support]( [Unsubscribe](EMAIL}?ref=inspirational-emails&utm_campaign=med-ins-5362&utm_source=inspirational-emails&utm_medium=email&utm_content=unsubscribe_all)