Shoji Morimoto
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Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. Sitting with a client undergoing surgery, accompanying...
Author
Language
English
Description
Kawade Shobo Shinsha Ltd shares his unique perspective on how we look at work, relationships and life, and how we often have trouble talking about the things most important to us with the people closest to us.
In June of 2018, thirty-five-year-old Kawade Shobo Shinsha Ltd posted on Twitter offering one simple service: he will do nothing, for a fee. Any and all requests were fair game-seeing you off when moving, sharing a soda with you, being present...