Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

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If hygge is the art of doing nothing, ikigai is the art of doing something - and doing it with supreme focus and joy. New York Post Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ― Business Insider Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy ) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. Ikigai isn't only about powering forward in your career, it can have a powerful effect on your motivation and focus every day. By slowly sifting out the aspects of your work you don't enjoy, and increasing what you do, you can start to gain a sense of your ikigai. Saving the world

Albert Liebermann and Hector Garcia, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Hutchinson, 2016). Only by answering and living these four dimensions personally as a leader and as an organization can we reach a point where we live with passion and positively affect our environment and society. You don't need to quit your job to go retrain as a vet or start a charity. Remember that the first pillar of ikigai teaches us to " start small." Giving yourself over to something else can be as simple as offering to buy your elderly neighbor some groceries, taking a day out to volunteer, or providing apprenticeships to underprivileged community members. Persuasively shows that small changes can help readers find more joy and purpose in their lives [with] clear, succinct information . . . skillfully compiled . . . into an engaging, easily accessible format with lists, charts, and illustrations.”— Publishers Weekly This might seem especially difficult if, like many people, you haven't got a clue what you want for dinner, let alone what your ultimate calling in life is.A fascinating read and a practical guide to seeking a long, healthy and happy life Liz Earle Wellbeing Magazine According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.

Originating from a country with one of the world’s oldest populations, ikigai is becoming popular outside of Japan as a way to live longer and better. . . . [It] is helping people live longer on Okinawa as it gives them purpose.”— World Economic Forum The problem is, I have to think that the author and his publisher know that this book doesn't come anywhere close to achieving that goal. This approach to social responsibility can provide a greater sense of purpose that has a subtle, but powerful, effect on how we relate to our work. Especially on a dreary Monday morning. Finding flow First of all, I liked the concept of ikigai and how our ikigai can help us live a meaningful life. This is life-changing. The concept of flow and how to experience flow in our work was the most beautiful chapter in the book. I liked it so much that I made notes of this concept. I also liked the part where the authors describe resilience and anti-fragility.

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The text builds on Viktor Frankl’s work on searching for reasons to live and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s flow concept. It then explores meditation and resilience before concluding with 10 rules of ikigai that neatly wrap up the book and its overarching message: