The Lack of Ikigai in Japan
There are millions of Japanese who don’t feel ikigai. Many of these people suffer greatly from unwanted loneliness and experience a feeling of not being needed.
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Dō – the Path, the Way
Dō literally translates to ‘road’, ‘path’, ‘passage’. It is never a destination or end goal. Instead, dō indicates a ‘way’ or rules for conducting oneself.
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The 10 Rules of IKIGAI: The Japanese Secrets To a Long and Happy Life
The book IKIGAI concludes with 10 ten rules of ikigai that the author’s distilled from the wisdom of long-living residents of Ogami in Okinawa.
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The Ikigai Longevity Myth
While pleasant to imagine, romanticising ikigai as merely a tranquil lifestyle restricted to one Japanese island prevents us from discovering what ikigai truly is.
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Ikigai and Kaizen
One way we could feel hatarakigai-kan, the feeling of work worth doing, is by leaving the workplace in a better condition than we were in when we arrived. This is the goal of Bob Emiliani, an expert in the practice of kaizen – a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement.
Ikigai at Work – Hatarakigai
In Japanese, the verb for work is hataraku, written as 働く. The phrase hatarakigai, 働きがい, is used to indicate ‘work that is worth doing’ or ‘work motivation’. We can understand this word as work-related sources of ikigai. What is important to understand is that this often involves engaging in work that is both challenging and demanding; not always enjoyable, but ultimately satisfying.
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48 – Naikan and its relation to the cultivation of ikigai with Dr. Clark Chilson
Have you ever contemplated the good things that happened in your life? Sometimes, we tend to focus on the negative aspects of our lives, and we forget to acknowledge the good things that occur around us. In Japan, they have a self-reflective form of meditation called naikan; this method helps people realise what they have caused others (both good and bad). Can this practice of naikan help us feel more ikigai in our lives?
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47 – The Impact of Rolefulness on Ikigai with Professor Daiki Kato
Is rolefulness essential to ikigai?
Although we might not be aware of it, our roles may impact our well-being. We may have many roles in our lives, each with its own significance and impact – on people around us and on us as individuals. These roles give us a sense of fulfilment that leads to a feeling of ikigai.
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46 – Lessons from the Samurai with Steve Beauchamp
When we hear the term Bushido, we imagine the Japanese samurai and think of it as something related to martial arts. But the principle of Bushido can actually be applied to some aspects of our lives and help us gain continuous improvement.
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45 – IKIGAI-KAN: Feel a life worth living
Do you have a fascination with Japan and its culture?
After years of living in Japan and having a meaningful connection with its people, Nick developed a fondness for Japan and its culture. Seeing Japanese concepts, particularly ikigai, being misinterpreted in the West as a Venn diagram makes him uncomfortable as he knows that the idea of ikigai is more than that. With that, he wants to give justice to this concept — make people understand and appreciate its authentic beauty that is true to the Japanese culture.
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