A THREAD on key takeaways from the book
"Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life" by Hector Garcia (@kirai) & Francesc Miralles (@frmiralles):
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Ikigai can be described as an intersection between 4 different elements:
what you're passionate about, where your...
"Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life" by Hector Garcia (@kirai) & Francesc Miralles (@frmiralles):
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Ikigai can be described as an intersection between 4 different elements:
what you're passionate about, where your...
... skills lie, how you can earn a living and what the world needs.
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According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai — what a French philosopher might call a raison d’être.
According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai — what a French philosopher might call a raison d’être.
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Artists know how important it is to protect their space, control their environment, and be free of distractions if they want to flow with their ikigai.
Artists know how important it is to protect their space, control their environment, and be free of distractions if they want to flow with their ikigai.
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Our ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning.
Our ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning.
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What do Japanese artisans, engineers, Zen philosophy, and cuisine have in common?
Simplicity and attention to detail.
What do Japanese artisans, engineers, Zen philosophy, and cuisine have in common?
Simplicity and attention to detail.
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In business, the creative professions, and education alike, it’s important to reflect on what we hope to achieve before starting to work, study, or make something.
In business, the creative professions, and education alike, it’s important to reflect on what we hope to achieve before starting to work, study, or make something.
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When doing business in Japan, process, manners, and how you work on something is more important than the final results.
When doing business in Japan, process, manners, and how you work on something is more important than the final results.
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Be led by your curiosity, and keep busy by doing things that fill you with meaning and happiness.
Be led by your curiosity, and keep busy by doing things that fill you with meaning and happiness.
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We have to learn to turn off the autopilot that’s steering us in an endless loop.
We all know people who snack while talking on the phone or watching the news.
You ask them if the omelet they just ate had onion in it, and they can’t tell you.
We have to learn to turn off the autopilot that’s steering us in an endless loop.
We all know people who snack while talking on the phone or watching the news.
You ask them if the omelet they just ate had onion in it, and they can’t tell you.
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One way to reach a state of mindfulness is through meditation, which helps filter the information that reaches us from the outside world.
It can also be achieved through breathing exercises, yoga, and body scans.
One way to reach a state of mindfulness is through meditation, which helps filter the information that reaches us from the outside world.
It can also be achieved through breathing exercises, yoga, and body scans.
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We’re all going to die. Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you’re born to die.
We’re all going to die. Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you’re born to die.
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There are many types of meditation, but they all have the same objective: calming the mind, observing our thoughts and emotions, and centering our focus on a single object.
There are many types of meditation, but they all have the same objective: calming the mind, observing our thoughts and emotions, and centering our focus on a single object.
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Stoicism centers on the idea that there is nothing wrong with enjoying life’s pleasures as long as they do not take control of your life as you enjoy them.
You have to be prepared for those pleasures to disappear.
Stoicism centers on the idea that there is nothing wrong with enjoying life’s pleasures as long as they do not take control of your life as you enjoy them.
You have to be prepared for those pleasures to disappear.
