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Noriko discusses the concept of luxury in today's digital world, emphasizing the value of analog experiences.

My program : Let's read a Japanese novel 1️⃣ Short English Summary： In this episode, Noriko talks about “luxury time” and “analog experiences” in our modern digital world . She begins by sharing a recent visit to the cinema in Liverpool. The tickets and popcorn were expensive, and the movie itself was not very good. However, she realized that watching a film without checking her smartphone for two hours felt like a luxury . Noriko reflects on what “luxury” means today. For her, luxury is not expensive hotels or restaurants, but cultural experiences such as going to museums, concerts, events, or reading quietly in a café. She also talks about analog choices in a digital world . Because we are constantly connected to smartphones, the internet, and AI, many people feel information fatigue. Noriko shares how she limits her social media time and tries to reconnect with slower, more intentional experiences. For example, one of her students built a mechanical analog watch, and her husband started wearing a traditional watch again to check the time during meetings without using his phone. Noriko also joined two meetups in Liverpool: a Quiet Book Club and a philosophy discussion group…

People in this episode

Host: Noriko

Topics covered

• luxury
• analog experiences
• digital world
• information fatigue
• cultural experiences

Keywords

• luxury
• analog
• digital
• experiences
• information fatigue
• cultural experiences
• Noriko

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quiet Book Club, philosophy discussion group

Places: Liverpool

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