How To Discover Your Ikigai?
Have you ever thought:
If I earn this much money, I’ll be happier or if I owned that thing, I’ll be happier?
It’s refreshing to know that in recent years, as a society, we’ve started to move away from the idea that economic success, wealth and possessions are signs of achievement or the sole items responsible for our happiness.
Did you know?
- Japan is known for the life practices that lead to the longevity of its people, reaching an average life of 83.7 years.
- Previous studies have shown Japanese longevity to be closely related to dietary and health practices.
- New studies on Japanese philosophy have shown life fulfillment through ikigai as a key component to longevity.
What is Ikigai?
Philosophers have been deliberating over constructs that explain the pursuit of happiness and the meaning of life for centuries. Ikigai is one thought to combine the Japanese words ikiru, meaning “to live”, and kai, meaning “the sensation of what hopes for”. Together these definitions create “a reason to live” or having a life purpose.
