Awakening Your Ikigai, Ken Mogi
Awakening Your Ikigai, Ken Mogi
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Awakening Your Ikigai
How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

Author: Ken Mogi

Narrator: Matt Addis

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

Ikigai is a Japanese phenomenon commonly understood as "your reason to get up in the morning." Ikigai can be small moments: the morning air, a cup of coffee, a compliment. It can also be deep convictions: a fulfilling job, lasting friendships, balanced health. Whether big or small, your ikigai is the path to success and happiness in your own life.

Author Ken Mogi introduces five pillars of ikigai to help you make the most of each day and become your most authentic self:

1. starting small—focus on the details

2. releasing yourself—accept who you are

3. harmony and sustainability—rely on others

4. the joy of little things—appreciate sensory pleasure

5. being in the here and now—find your flow.

Weaving together insights from Japanese history, philosophy, and modern culture, plus stories from renowned sushi chef Jiro Ono, anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, and others, Mogi skillfully shows the way to awaken your ikigai.

About Ken Mogi

Ken Mogi is a neuroscientist, writer, and broadcaster based in Tokyo. He has published more than thirty papers on cognitive and neurosciences, and over 100 books in Japan covering popular science, essay, criticism, and self-help. His books have sold close to one million copies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adriana

I feel this book has good potential, but it gets lost in its anecdotes. It's rich in history and facts about Japan and its culture, which are interesting to read about, but it deviates from the purpose set out in the beginning. I would have liked to see more practical examples of how to implement th......more

Easy to read, fluent. I applaude the appreciation of the IKIGAI concept, however by its disarrayed writing, this book only partially explained and disambiguated the phenomena. It is great that a Japanese person took on bringing of the subject closer to the rest of the world, but the content, however......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Es curioso, yo siempre digo que hay libros que has de leer; como si de alguna manera estuvieran enredados en tu vida. Pues bien, este libro es un claro ejemplo de lo que hablo. El otro día fui a la librería, lo vi, abrí y dejé otra vez en la estantería. Tenía otras historias que buscar. Sin embargo,......more

ไม่แปลกที่หนังสือเกี่ยวกับความสุข โดยเฉพาะ "การมีความสุขแบบง่ายๆ" (แถมเป็นแบบ "ญี่ปุ่น"ด้วย) จะขายดีในยุคสมัยที่ต้องบอกตรงๆ ว่าแร้นแค้นและแค่นยิ้มกันไปวันๆพอสมควร อิคิไกเป็นหนึ่งในหนังสือเหล่านั้น เนื้อหาน่าสนใจ แต่ประเด็นทั้งหมดทั้งจบครบได้ภายในการอ่านบทนำและบทสรุป เนื้อในแต่ละบทแม้จะมีกรณีตัวอย่าง แต่บ......more

Goodreads review by Gypsy

یه کتاب خودیاری نسبتاً علمیه و اگه به فرهنگ ژاپنی علاقه‌مند باشه آدم، ازش خیلی لذت می‌بره. من دوستش داشتم و تا حد زیادی به حرف‌هاش اعتقاد هم دارم، که باعث می‌شه سوگیری بیشتری بهش داشته باشم. یه جاهایی هم منو بیشتر به فکر فرو برد و متحیرم کرد و تکونم داد. کتاب جمع‌وجور و راحت‌خوانیه. تنها ایرادش اینه......more