IKIGAI: A Book Review

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the purpose of this book is to bring the secrets of Japan's centenarians to you and give you the tools to find your own ikigai. because those who discover their ikigai have everything they need for a long and joyful journey through life.

- prologue

IKIGAI, the art of staying young while growing old. this book is based on a theory from a village in Japan, Okinawa, which explores the reason for being. our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it requires a patient search for ikigai is the reason we get up in the morning.

In today's life, all our day is running on deadlines, stress, and the excessive use of technology which triggers anxiety and impatience.  so the central premise of this book, is stress reduction, noticing our responses, even if they are conditioned with a habit, to be fully conscious of them.

 

the book also illustrates better living through logotherapy and psychoanalysis giving proof for the reason of the method working; scientifically. numerous examples of case studies are mentioned to explain many concepts affecting better living such as Morita therapy and naikan meditation.

                                           "he who has a why to live can bear with almost any how."

this masterpiece by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles answers many common life questions with an exquisite method. this is definitely a worth read and the best self-help book you can find.

                                         "only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years."