Name: Ikigai
Rating: 3.299295774647887 (142 reviews)
ISBN: 9786052361450

Francesc Miralles

Hector Garcia

Japonlarin Uzun ve Mutlu Yasam Sirri

Ikigai

Héctor García

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 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'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer. Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you work out what your own ikigai really is, and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it. Do that, and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful. ______________________________ 'I read it and it's bewitched me ever since. I'm spellbound.' Chris Evans 'Ikigai gently unlocks simple secrets we can all use to live long, meaningful, happy lives. Science-based studies weave beautifully into honest, straight-talking conversation you won't be able to put down. Warm, patient, and kind, this book pulls you gently along your own journey rather than pushing you from behind.' Neil Pasricha, bestselling author of The Happiness Equation

The Japanese secret to a long and happy life

Short read that centres around the Japanese culture. Personally, there’s nothing new for me in this book, hence the rating. I also wished that the authors could have provided a section on how to implement the concepts mentioned in the book. The whole chapter on breathing / taichi was just.. weird? 

Aurelia Pinker

Easy and fast paced book, nice little stories and hints how to see life

Patrick Ludewig

Interviews with the residents of a Japanese village that has the world's highest percentage of centenarians reveals the secrets to happiness and longevity through "ikigai," the intersection of passion, purpose, and mission.

The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

John Manoogian III

Goodreads users who wrote one-star reviews for this cute little impulse-buy bestseller book seem like grumpsters. It’s a sweet little summary of concepts, inspirations, and motivations, cross-threaded with history & poetry of Japan, meditation, impermanence, stoicism, Tai chi, nutrition, and more. Kind of an awesome gift for mom — yours or someone else’s. Four stars, just for the haters! ✌🏼

Deepika Ramesh

How do I understand how I stumbled upon three books on discovering life’s meaning when I am between jobs?

I read Viktor E. Frank’s Man’s Search for Meaning and Matt Haig’s Reasons To Stay Alive a couple of months ago, and I finished Héctor García and Francesc Miralles’ Ikigai this evening. They all are unlike many inspirational speakers, who hire ghost writers, and whose books fill our heads with insecurity and inadequacy. The authors of all the three books take me on a road that is free of traffic and pollution. The road is bordered by enormous trees and when I walk slowly with the authors, I can hear the birds’s songs. They chirp, “Discover your life’s meaning in your own time. It’s okay. There is no hurry.”

Ikigai is my reason for being. What do I want to do with this wild, wild thing called life? Mary Oliver asked that question, didn’t she? But Ikigai is not about the question that recruiters pose — Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

Oh! How I wish I could make them understand the beauty and agony of impermanence, how I wish I could laugh at the naivety of that question, how I wish I could tell them that I see myself loving my family more, reading more books, making more Zen-doodles, writing more, lifting more weights, bicycling more, discovering more hobbies, helping more animals, meditating more, relating more stories, eating well, sleeping for 7.5 hours, drinking three litres of water a day, eating more fruits, watching stars and sunsets, meeting more strangers, listening more to friends, smiling more, hugging more, moving more, collecting more feathers, observing more synchronicities, writing letters, being more vulnerable, being more antifragile, boarding more planes and buses and trains, taking more deep breaths…

Oh! How I wish this list could never end!

How I wish I could tell them that that is my Ikigai!

The book Ikigai asks me to take life one day at a time and to invest time and love in what illuminates my soul. There are urgent things like money and financial security; the urgent things will be heard if the important things are addressed. It might sound like a reductionist’s idea, it might sound absurd to take one step at a time, but time is relative, isn’t it?

Life will slow down and reach me like waves, one after the other, when I slow down, when I pause, when I listen. That is my Ikigai. That is enough.

The review is also published in my blog: https://newfracturedlight.wordpress.c...

Dhara Trivedi

This is a well researched book but it wasn't for me. I would have liked it more if there was more focus on ikigai itself and ways that we can discover our ikigai. But as that was just a small part of the book, and a part that imo wasn't as flushed out as it could have been, I didn't enjoy this book all that much. 

Also, even though it is a well researched book, the way the information was conveyed was just not it. Definitely had the potential to be a decent book, but it fell short. 

nuha ✨️

This is a well researched book but it wasn't for me. I would have liked it more if there was more focus on ikigai itself and ways that we can discover our ikigai. But as that was just a small part of the book, and a part that imo wasn't as flushed out as it could have been, I didn't enjoy this book all that much. 

Also, even though it is a well researched book, the way the information was conveyed was just not it. Definitely had the potential to be a decent book, but it fell short. 

Cool message. Not my favorite writing style in the world.

Jacob Medure

Anushree Taparia

gracia 

Good for people that are already retired. Doesn't explore fulfillment as I expected.

Diogo Nunes

Safiya Ibraheem 

Informative and enjoyable to read, a useful book you can go back to to make changes or additions to your lifestyle when needed. 

Raquel

Un libro que se lee rapido, ademas de que la forma en que esta escrito hace que sea facil de leer y entretenido. Muy recomendable, ahora espero ser capaz de encontrar mi Ikigai y vivir mucho tiempo!!

Fracesc Miralles

Discover the Japanese secret to a long and happy life with the internationally bestselling guide to ikigai. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason to jump out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life. Inspiring and comforting, this book will give you the life-changing tools to uncover your personal ikigai. It will show you how to leave urgency behind, find your purpose, nurture friendships and throw yourself into your passions. Bring meaning and joy to your every day with ikigai. 'Ikigai gently unlocks simple secrets we can all use to live long, meaningful, happy lives. Science-based studies weave beautifully into honest, straight-talking conversation you won't be able to put down. Warm, patient, and kind, this book pulls you gently along your own journey rather than pushing you from behind.' Neil Pasricha, bestselling author of The Happiness Equation

Judy Hudgins

The Japanese have some of the best words to describe things and Ikigai is one of them. Really interesting read since I would like to live happily to be over 100.

Lance Willett

While not the best overview of the concept of ikigai, the book still triggered important insights for me. One example is the field of "logotherapy", living a life of purpose — via the work of Viktor Frankl (look for his book, Man's Search for Meaning).

Here are the 10 rules of ikigai, according to the authors:

1. Stay active.
2. Take it slow.
3. Don't fill you stomach.
4. Surround yourself with good friends.
5. Get in shape for your next birthday.
6. Smile.
7. Reconnect with nature.
8. Give thanks.
9. Live in the moment.
10. Follow your ikigai (purpose, passion, meaning).

Deep Dave

Must read! to live with simplicity, stress-free and longevity...

Cristina

"If you don't know what your ikigai is yet, as Viktor Frankl says, your mission is to discover ir" (Kindle pos 1777). Well, definitly this book wouldn't be much of help to find it.

I feel a bit disappointed. I decided to read it looking for some inspiration and, while I've found that the way in which is written is "relaxing" (at least the English translation) I've ended up quite confused. It has some interesting data about how people live in the Blue Zones, which for me was new, but that's all.

Ikigai Japonlarin Uzun ve Mutlu Yasam Sirri

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