Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life

by Hector Garcia

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

We all have an ikigai.

It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'.

It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer.

Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you work out what your own ikigai really is, and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it.

Do that, and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful.
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'I read it and it's bewitched me ever since. I'm spellbound.'
Chris Evans

'A refreshingly simple recipe for happiness.' Stylist

'Ikigai gently unlocks simple secrets we can all use to live long, meaningful, happy lives. Warm, patient, and kind, this book pulls you gently along your own journey rather than pushing you from behind.' Neil Pasricha, bestselling author of The Happiness Equation

• ISBN10: 178633089X
• ISBN13: 9781786330895
• Publish Date: 7 September 2017 (first published 21 August 2017)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Cornerstone
• Imprint: Hutchinson
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

There's a point of intersection between what you love, waht you are good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for and that's Ikigai, and I'm still not sure what mine is. It's something I really should think about rather than yearning for something more in my life, and maybe it's in my hobbies rather than in my job but I really should try to find something in my life that feeds my soul.
Comes across as a bit pat and simplistic but interesting and food for thought