Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day by Ken MogiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The author describes ikigai, your reason to get up in the morning. He illustrates this concept by tying it in to five pillars, or aspects of ikigai. These are very simple traits, like starting small, and being in the here and now. They are so common that this seems like new age mantras, repeated in many different self-help books. Here the author includes some interesting examples, mostly from Japanese culture, but also including stories from many well-trodden sources: the book “Flow”, for instance. I liked the Japanese stories, but the bulk of the book felt too generic.
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