Los Angeles Times bestseller “Assuming hygge is the craft of sitting idle,
ikigai is the specialty of following through with something.
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And you do it with utmost concentration and joy.”
The New York Post Bring meaning and joy to every day with this international best-selling guide to Japan’s concept of ‘The Happiness of Always Busy Life’.
The longest living people in the world. What is your ikigai? “It makes me need to carry on with 100 years by simply being dynamic.”
Japanese axiom According to the Japanese, everybody has an ikigai. And finding it is the key to a happier and longer life, according to the Japanese villagers, where the world’s longest-lived people live.
Having Igai, a place where passion, mission, profession, and profession intersect means that every day has meaning. That’s why we wake up in the morning.
It’s also why many Japanese never retire (actually there is no English word for retirement in Japanese): they are still active and doing what they enjoy doing.
Because they have found the true purpose of life. – Happy to be always busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed Japanese villagers, one of the world’s blue zones,
with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds. Ikigai reveals the secret to longevity and happiness. How to eat, how to move, how to work, how to nurture collaboration and community,
and how to find the ikigai that gives you satisfaction in life, the best kept secret.
And it gives you practical tools to help you discover your own lice.
Who would rather not track down bliss consistently?
