I heard about this book and was curious as to what is the reason there is so much talk about it, so I went and bought this book.
The book begins with the now popular venn diagram of four circles. Ikigai is at the intersection of four circles viz a] What the world needs b] What you can be paid for c] What you are good at & d] what you love.
Ikigai is the reason for you to jump out your bed each morning!
The book is the research by the author's on the longevity of the people in the island of Okinawa where there are 24.56 people over the age of 100 for every 100000 inhabitants, which is more than the global average.
As the authors say this book is to bring the secrets of Japan's centenarians to you and give you the tools to find your Ikigai.
The medical studies of the centenarians has revealed that they suffer from fewer chronic illnesses like cancer & heart diseas, have enviable level of vitality and their blood has fewer free radicals. Women experience moderate symptoms during menopause and both men and women maintain higher level of sexual hormones and the rate of dementia is beow the global average.
The chapters on the Okinawan's diet is very revealing and the concept of "Hara Hachi Bu" is interesting.
The people of Okinawa are not the one to 'exercise' but are the ones who are constantly ' moving' , here the authors talk about Yoga and tai-ich and Qi-Qong.
The one thing that the Okinawan's are is they are 'resilent' and will follow their Ikigai come what may.
The ten rules distilled by the authors are to be re-written and pasted on the wall so that you can read it daily. It will help you find out your Ikigai.
Ikigai is a research backed book but it does not shock you with graphs and tables, it is easy to read, not very heavy and can be read in one or two sitting. It is informative and educative . Certainly worth having in your collection.
*****
The book begins with the now popular venn diagram of four circles. Ikigai is at the intersection of four circles viz a] What the world needs b] What you can be paid for c] What you are good at & d] what you love.
Ikigai is the reason for you to jump out your bed each morning!
The book is the research by the author's on the longevity of the people in the island of Okinawa where there are 24.56 people over the age of 100 for every 100000 inhabitants, which is more than the global average.
As the authors say this book is to bring the secrets of Japan's centenarians to you and give you the tools to find your Ikigai.
The medical studies of the centenarians has revealed that they suffer from fewer chronic illnesses like cancer & heart diseas, have enviable level of vitality and their blood has fewer free radicals. Women experience moderate symptoms during menopause and both men and women maintain higher level of sexual hormones and the rate of dementia is beow the global average.
The chapters on the Okinawan's diet is very revealing and the concept of "Hara Hachi Bu" is interesting.
The people of Okinawa are not the one to 'exercise' but are the ones who are constantly ' moving' , here the authors talk about Yoga and tai-ich and Qi-Qong.
The one thing that the Okinawan's are is they are 'resilent' and will follow their Ikigai come what may.
The ten rules distilled by the authors are to be re-written and pasted on the wall so that you can read it daily. It will help you find out your Ikigai.
Ikigai is a research backed book but it does not shock you with graphs and tables, it is easy to read, not very heavy and can be read in one or two sitting. It is informative and educative . Certainly worth having in your collection.
*****
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