Ikigai, Hector Garcia
Ikigai, Hector Garcia
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Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Author: Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Unabridged: 3 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 08/21/2017


Synopsis

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—the place where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersect—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.

In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world's Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn't want to find happiness in every day?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on June 03, 2023

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means your reason for being. Iki' in Japanese means' life,' and 'gai' describes value or worth. It gives a person a reason for living. This book, written by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia, tells us the Ten rules of Ikigai, which are, distilled from the wisdo......more

Goodreads review by Zainab on January 21, 2024

Ahh look, another self help book that told me to 'not worry' and 'have a healthy lifestyle'. I might as well throw my psychology degrees out the window when there are self-help books with just advices like these.......more

Goodreads review by Muhammad on April 29, 2023

Bring meaning and joy to every day with ikigai. IKIGAI is a distinguish read for me. I learn a lot of things from this book. This book is about the life and culture of the people living at Okinawa island in Japan. This island is famous for the longevity of its people. There are almost 22.55 people o......more

Goodreads review by Irmak on April 03, 2018

Beklentimi hiçbir açıdan karşılamayan bir kitap oldu Ikigai. İçerisinde birçoğumuzun bilmediği çok az şey barındırıyordu ki onlarda Japonlara has şeylerdi zaten. Diğer anlatılan her şey bir şekilde kulağımıza gelmiş olan, okuduğumuz ya da büyüklerimiz tarafından bize söylenen şeylerdi. Bu açıdan ban......more

Goodreads review by Bharath on December 26, 2019

This book has a lot of things going for it - it is concise, packages best known & appreciated theories on a long life & happiness and provides examples from Japan on a fulfilling life. Ikigai is the Japanese concept of a purposeful life where what you love, are good at intersects with what the world......more