Ikigai : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Ikigai : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Ikigai : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

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Publisher Description

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?

GENRE
Self-Development
NARRATOR
WD
Walter Dixon
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
03:18
hr min
RELEASED
2017
August 21
PUBLISHER
Ascent Audio
SIZE
126.7
MB

Customer Reviews

TheDude___ ,

Good: focused on a long and happy life, not how to find your calling.

Book was more on the principles of a long and healthy life rather than a guide to finding your ikigai. It has helpful material, but not exactly what i expected.

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