Ikigai: Simple Secrets to a Long and Happy Life
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Summary
We all have an ikigai。
It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'。 The place where your needs， ambitions， skills and satisfaction meet。 A place of balance。
This book will help you unlock what your ikigai is and equip you to change your life。 There is a passion inside you - a unique talent that gives you purpose and makes you the perfect candidate for something。 All you have to do is discover and live it。
Do that， and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful。
It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'。 The place where your needs， ambitions， skills and satisfaction meet。 A place of balance。
This book will help you unlock what your ikigai is and equip you to change your life。 There is a passion inside you - a unique talent that gives you purpose and makes you the perfect candidate for something。 All you have to do is discover and live it。
Do that， and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful。
Reviews
Fatima
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I enjoyed this book so much， and it really allowed me to view life from a different perspective in order to find the meaning of it。
Kristen
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Easy read， great content The section on Sunrise Salutations was very helpful。 I’ve actually started to do it in the morning and feel great。
pernille kvamsdal
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Bogen burde i stedet hedde "Ikigai og de 9 andre dyder"。 Den fik ikke foldet ikigai begrebet ud og rakte så efter omkringliggende argumenter som ikke var direkte relateret til Bogen burde i stedet hedde "Ikigai og de 9 andre dyder"。 Den fik ikke foldet ikigai begrebet ud og rakte så efter omkringliggende argumenter som ikke var direkte relateret til 。。。more
Levent Bekdemir
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The book touches important topics you can apply in your daily life to become a better person， but a little vague from context。 Author repeats himself several times especially about okinawan folks。 I also think that the detailed yoga， tai chi etc steps seem unnecessary to me and i skipped those sections。 It would be better to give more detail about meditation benefits or case studies rather than procedural steps。 Conclusion part sums up the book very well， i can read onlu the conclusion part afte The book touches important topics you can apply in your daily life to become a better person， but a little vague from context。 Author repeats himself several times especially about okinawan folks。 I also think that the detailed yoga， tai chi etc steps seem unnecessary to me and i skipped those sections。 It would be better to give more detail about meditation benefits or case studies rather than procedural steps。 Conclusion part sums up the book very well， i can read onlu the conclusion part after a while to remember everything this book offers。 。。。more
Funda
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I like the philosophy behind this book and how the overall message is conveyed and applicable to our everyday lives。 Living with less stress， always doing sth。 that sparks one joy and to appreciate the present and life as how it is。 Resiliance is a true important component， although it is hard for one than the other to truly compensate the worst case scenario。 In the end living is all about trying， failure and growth ^^
Naithi Fajardo
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Es un buen libro， pese a que me dejó con más ganas de saber más sobre el origen y la teoría del Ikigai， es un libro que está escrito en forma de ayuda， con consejos e ideas para que mejores tu vida y encuentres ese Ikigai。 He encontrado muchas ideas y datos de gran valor， además de querer probar muchas cosas de las que hablan y ponerlas en marcha。 Es fácil de leer， un libro corto y conciso。 Se puede leer relativamente rápido si te interesa。 Algo que no me gustó mucho fue un poco las ideas caótic Es un buen libro， pese a que me dejó con más ganas de saber más sobre el origen y la teoría del Ikigai， es un libro que está escrito en forma de ayuda， con consejos e ideas para que mejores tu vida y encuentres ese Ikigai。 He encontrado muchas ideas y datos de gran valor， además de querer probar muchas cosas de las que hablan y ponerlas en marcha。 Es fácil de leer， un libro corto y conciso。 Se puede leer relativamente rápido si te interesa。 Algo que no me gustó mucho fue un poco las ideas caóticas del libro， a mi parecer no seguían un hilo conductor correcto。 Aun así me ha resultado una lectura entretenida y de lo más útil。 。。。more
Steve Ramsden
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I like how the Japanese always have a single， elegant word for concepts， ideas， practices， techniques， etc。 that would take a load of English words to capture （and then no doubt less profoundly）。 eg。 I bet there's a single Japanese word for that previous sentence which would be somewhat meta I suppose。 Not a particularly coherent book but I didn't really mind this as it made for quite an unpredictable read！ A decent blend of the philosophical and the practical regards living well。 Generally very I like how the Japanese always have a single， elegant word for concepts， ideas， practices， techniques， etc。 that would take a load of English words to capture （and then no doubt less profoundly）。 eg。 I bet there's a single Japanese word for that previous sentence which would be somewhat meta I suppose。 Not a particularly coherent book but I didn't really mind this as it made for quite an unpredictable read！ A decent blend of the philosophical and the practical regards living well。 Generally very accessible， skimming over lots of familiar terrain （and for me at least， some unfamiliar too） though often with just sufficient depth to resonate and satisfy。 Though I imagine this book will appeal and be read by mainly older people， there's a lot of wisdom that would serve younger generations （<30yrs） very well here - a familiarity （and sympathy？） with some themes in the book such as Stoicism， resilience， impermanence， focussed attention and antifragility often seem a bit lacking in young people these days！ The concept of Ikigai specifically was new to me （and the coolest Venn diagram I've seen all week）。 Perhaps unsurprisingly then， I don't feel as though I've quite found mine but feeling inspired to try to keep circling in on it。 。。。more
John
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I wanted to like this， but just couldn’t。 The book is kind of an unfocused， meandering exploration of living longer。 While the authors shared many various methods of improving your lifestyle， I don’t feel they gave any actionable steps to finding your Ikigai。 If anything， it is a retread of common suggestions like; eating healthy， meditating， staying active mentally and physically with a thin veneer of Japanese culture applied。
Arn
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Yey， I felt accomplished for finishing this book！ This is my first nonfiction that isn't memoir 😍 As an ammature in this genre， I don't know how to give a rating for it。🙉🙊 But I honestly enjoyed this book， especially the interview with the people in Ogimi。 Words that have imprinted on my mind are Green Tea， Okinawa， Flow， Tai Chi and Longevity 😊 Indeed， Ikigai is a mysterious word same as our life purpose。 Yey， I felt accomplished for finishing this book！ This is my first nonfiction that isn't memoir 😍 As an ammature in this genre， I don't know how to give a rating for it。🙉🙊 But I honestly enjoyed this book， especially the interview with the people in Ogimi。 Words that have imprinted on my mind are Green Tea， Okinawa， Flow， Tai Chi and Longevity 😊 Indeed， Ikigai is a mysterious word same as our life purpose。 。。。more
Ninja
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So Ikigai even has the famous image on the back cover: - the intersection of what you're good at， - what you love， - what the world needs， and - what you can be paid forThe book contents tells you to stop worrying， eat your vegetables， keep active and you too can live to 100。That's slightly cynical， and the subtitle does basically say it's the secret to a long and happy life on the cover， but there's a lot of focus in the book on what the people of Okinawa do， given they are all quite old。 It do So Ikigai even has the famous image on the back cover: - the intersection of what you're good at， - what you love， - what the world needs， and - what you can be paid forThe book contents tells you to stop worrying， eat your vegetables， keep active and you too can live to 100。That's slightly cynical， and the subtitle does basically say it's the secret to a long and happy life on the cover， but there's a lot of focus in the book on what the people of Okinawa do， given they are all quite old。 It does contain sections on yoga practice， reducing stress， and achieving flow through pomodoro etc。 There's a nice set of quotes from interviewing supercentenarians for why they think they've lived so long and any advice they might have， but that's a total of about 5 pages。 They describe what it was like living in the area for a week or so and interacting with the residents。Discusses Viktor Frankl's logotherapy in discovering meaning in living。 。。。more
Hong-Hanh
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Informative and inspiring but the title is rather misleading。 Ikigai’s only part of the book。
Carole Dent
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A nice little book， reasonably informative but no surprises here。
Johanna Lehto
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It was just a fumbling mess。 Just like any other self-help book and I didn't gain much from it。 It was just a fumbling mess。 Just like any other self-help book and I didn't gain much from it。 。。。more
rea
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Whatever you do， don't retire Whatever you do， don't retire 。。。more
M。 V。
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i feel i have discovered my ikigai and although i do not always follow my ikigai， it nonetheless lingers and i can easily reorientate myself。 aside from the first chapter which introduces the concept of ikigai， the rest of the book is a "dummies guide to longevity。" i feel i have discovered my ikigai and although i do not always follow my ikigai， it nonetheless lingers and i can easily reorientate myself。 aside from the first chapter which introduces the concept of ikigai， the rest of the book is a "dummies guide to longevity。" 。。。more
Raviteja Andhavarapu
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It was a quick read。 I understand the book delves with important topics but I felt they haven’t gone deep in making us think。 It could have been a good article。
Srihari Iyer
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Very few information we get to know about the lifestyle of Japanese in this book。 Suggestions and advise given by authors are very general in nature。 An average self development book。
Sriram
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 இந்த புத்தகத்தை பற்றிய என்னுடைய மதிப்பீடு கவிதை வடிவில்நீண்டநாள் அல்லஒவ்வொரு நொடியும் வாழநேசிப்புக்கு ஒரு உயிர்நம்பிக்கைக்கு ஒன்றுஎப்போதும் மனமுவந்து செய்ய செய்கை ஒன்றாய்இக்கிகை
JLF
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Found it a little brainwashing-
Purpoleta
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⭐⭐⭐💫3。5。 The book introduced to me ideas that I want to research further and tailor to what I need。 I see a lot of reviews that "this book was all about how people in Okinawa live" - no？ Also， even if it is， ikigai is about the life philosophy practiced in that part of the world; I see no false advertising here。 Things I'll take away - do a better study on Viktor Frankl's therapy， learn Tai Chi's techniques and motivation to improve my diet。 Speaking of diet， my only negative note for this book ⭐⭐⭐💫3。5。 The book introduced to me ideas that I want to research further and tailor to what I need。 I see a lot of reviews that "this book was all about how people in Okinawa live" - no？ Also， even if it is， ikigai is about the life philosophy practiced in that part of the world; I see no false advertising here。 Things I'll take away - do a better study on Viktor Frankl's therapy， learn Tai Chi's techniques and motivation to improve my diet。 Speaking of diet， my only negative note for this book would be the lack of clarity that the food regime of Okinawa people works for them given the environment。 For people living in the city or in countries with different climate， number of calories and needed nutrients will vary。 If the reader isn't considerate of that， they could follow a dangerous path by trying to live healthily according to how Okinawa does it。 。。。more
Sadie Davis
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"Talking each day with the people you love， that's the secretto a long life。”“We are what we repeatedly do。Excellence， then， is not an act but a habit。”“In order to dothis， you have to accept that the world--like the peoplewho live in it--is imperfect， but that it is still full ofopportunities for growth and achievement。”"Everything can betaken from a man but one thing: the last of thehuman freedoms--to choose one's attitude in anygiven set of circumstances， to choose one's ownway。”“We don't cre "Talking each day with the people you love， that's the secretto a long life。”“We are what we repeatedly do。Excellence， then， is not an act but a habit。”“In order to dothis， you have to accept that the world--like the peoplewho live in it--is imperfect， but that it is still full ofopportunities for growth and achievement。”"Everything can betaken from a man but one thing: the last of thehuman freedoms--to choose one's attitude in anygiven set of circumstances， to choose one's ownway。”“We don't create the meaning of our life， asSartre claimed--we discover it。”"We're all going to die。 Some people are scared of dying。Never be afraid to die。 Because you're born to die。""All things human are short-lived and perishable。” 。。。more
Ritika Mitttal
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Honestly， I like this book。 The starting of the book is great。 The writing has good flow。 I read this because of my interest in the Japanese lifestyle and this book doesn't disappoint in that。 This book is not only about longevity but it throws the light upon several aspects of our life and how we all have forgotten to live。I will definitely follow this practically and will try to live a happy and satisfied life。But as I said the starting is just perfect but I didn't like the ending。 It is not i Honestly， I like this book。 The starting of the book is great。 The writing has good flow。 I read this because of my interest in the Japanese lifestyle and this book doesn't disappoint in that。 This book is not only about longevity but it throws the light upon several aspects of our life and how we all have forgotten to live。I will definitely follow this practically and will try to live a happy and satisfied life。But as I said the starting is just perfect but I didn't like the ending。 It is not interesting。If you want to a read self help or motivational book than you can buy this。 You will not regret 。。。more
manyin
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a truly GREAT book， i am definitely taking some of the point from here with me。 would‘ve loved to read a bit more on how to find your ikigai and the overall theme of it， rather than the longevity of okinawians… still a great non-fiction book i really enjoyed
Jennifer
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Meh。 I honestly skimmed a lot of it after I got the main points。 Felt like a lot of filler。
Gv
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[3。5]Started the year 2023 with this book。 Niceuu。
Lizzy Briers
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Don’t get me wrong it is a good book。 It is just very heavy oleander with Japanese words which make it difficult to read sometimes。 I do love how they explain what we can do to find our Ikigai in this modern world。 Will need to reread to understand it 100%
Mei Yee
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Pretty general， non-scientific and fluffy self help book。 Still got some good ideas out of it
Zahra
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Udah lama banget ngincer buku ini， beli tahun 2021， baru baca di tahun 2023， sangat menginspirasi dan memotivasi untuk perbaikan hidup kedepannya 😍
Michael MacRae
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A Toby feel good book。 You likely won’t learn much， and I doubt some of the statements and studies， and it doesn’t really dive into how Ikigai works。 But this charmingly flawed book simply makes you feel good about all the investment you make into yourself and for that I appreciate it。
Angelica
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