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the art of arriving everywhere except the destination, on purpose.
means The practice of deliberately approaching a peak or climax and then backing off, repeatedly, to prolong the experience — or more literally, the act of trimming or defining a border.
from From the Old English 'ecg,' meaning the sharp side of a blade — a cousin of the Latin 'acies' (edge, keenness) and the Greek 'akis' (point), all springing from a deep root meaning 'sharp.' For centuries 'edging' simply meant working along a border: trimming a lawn's edge, sewing a hem, inching sideways. The deliberate-delay sense is recent slang, borrowing that same image of teetering right at the brink without crossing it.
- gardening term
- originally just trimming lawn borders, dead serious
- climbing move
- balancing on rock with tiny shoe edges
- stock slang
- traders use it for hesitant near-decisions
- patience economy
- delay reframed as discipline, not denial
skateboarding curb tricks — tony hawk popularized edging ledges and curbs in street skating since the 1980s
carpet edge binding — professional carpet installers use edging tape to seal and bind carpet borders