Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
What if the secret to a longer, happier, more purposeful life could be found in one Japanese word?
Ikigai — meaning your reason for being — is the ancient Japanese philosophy behind the world's longest-living population. This beautifully simple book shows you how to find yours.
Find your why. Live longer. Wake up with purpose every single morning.
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In Okinawa, Japan, there is a village where people routinely live past 100. They have no word for retirement. They wake every morning with a reason to get up.
Their secret is not diet or exercise alone. It is ikigai — the Japanese concept of a life lived with purpose, meaning, and joy.
In Ikigai Garcia and Miralles explore the philosophy and practices of the world’s longest-living communities and show you how to find the intersection of what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
- Identify your personal ikigai — your unique reason for being
- Build a life that aligns your passion, mission, vocation, and profession
- Embrace flow — the state of deep focus and joy that makes life worth living
- Apply Japanese principles of movement, diet, and mindset for longevity
- Let go of the urgency and pressure that robs modern life of joy
- Find meaning in small daily rituals rather than waiting for a big breakthrough
You were not put here to just work, pay bills, and die. Find your ikigai. Everything else will follow.
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