Author: Hector Garcia, Fransesc Miralles
Genre: Non-Fiction, Health, Well-being
Published: 2017
Language: English (translated from Spanish)
BookMarks
Ikigai is the Japanese concept of an individual’s meaning and purpose of life.
The book describes the four elements which help an individual determine their Ikigai – what you like, what you are good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. The cross-section of these is your Ikigai.
The book focusses on the residents of Okinawa, and how their lifestyle has contributed to them becoming the longest living people in the world.
Key Messages
- Bring meaning and joy to every day
- Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.
- Take things slow and leave urgency behind
- Eat to 80% of your stomach’s capacity
- Surround yourself with good friends
- Keep moving
- Smile
- Reconnect with nature
- Show gratitude
- Live in the moment
Overall, a simple and excellent read – is brief, sharp, doesn’t wander around, has small and practical steps on improving well-being and also not too preachy.
Previously on BookMarks: A Brief History of Time
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