Bring meaning and joy to every day with ikigai. IKIGAI is a distinguish read for me. I learn a lot of things from this book. This book is about the life and culture of the people living at Okinawa island in Japan. This island is famous for the longevity of its people. There are almost 22.55 people over the age of 100 for every 100,000 inhabitants—which is far more the the global average. This book is categorized into NINE short chapters, each with its unique and profound nature. In these chapter...

A positive little book about the way of a certain Japanese people who live beyond the age of 100.This book gives advice on how we can adapt our lives to live longer, which I am very skeptical about. Yes, we can improve how we exercise, eat and work to some extent, but this is very much in certain socio-economic areas. The rest is down to genetics and environment, which many people cannot do a lot about. By telling us to follow certain advice, it doesn't mean we will live to be centerians.Another...

“Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you.”Finished this one in two sittings and wow, what a book. Where shall I start?I was introduced to the concept of ikigai not so long ago, and yet reading this book certainly helps clarify the notion out. At first, I was torn between rating the book with 3 or 4 stars, however, as I gradually came towards the end, there are some great offere...

I liked the message of this book and the concept of ikigai, but I found the book focused more on longevity and how centenarians claim they were able to live so long. It was mashed together strangely and didn’t flow well. There were chapters describing step by step how to do a sun salutation or some basic movements of tai chi, which I felt was just unnecessary way to fill up some pages. I listened to the audiobook, and was disappointed by how horribly the narrator pronounced Japanese terms. Overa...

I found absolutely nothing new or insightful in this book. A very poor and superficial attempt at trying to figure out what it claims to figure out. Eventually I had to just skip through the pages just to mark it as read.

Some notes I have taken:1. Fill your belly to 80% - Hara hachi bu p142. Form close bonds within local communities- Moai p153. A sound mind in a sound body - mens sans in corpore sano p204. Learn something new everyday, play games and interact with other people p225. Practise mindfulness through focusing on the self and meditation p266. Replace junk food with fruits 7. Get 7-9 hours of sleep everyday8. Play with children or pets p299. A positive attitude & emotional awareness (ability to manage e...

If ever there was a book to help you step back, slow down and contemplate on the meaning of life, this would be it. The pace is unhurried and that is exactly how you should read the book. Not in a single sitting but over a week or ten days. Savour each chapter, make notes, write things down when they touch a chord. Ikigai helps you understand so many beautiful things in the sheer simplicity in which it's conveyed. In an increasingly cynical world, we all need ikigai.

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way." In this book, the term ikigai is translated as the bliss of always being busy. Ikigai is actually a combination of your passion, your mission and your profession. This book answers some basic questions as to why some people keep doing what they have been doing for years tirelessly even though it's the same things over and o

Seems like the writers were not in the "flow" while writing this one. It seemed like a very superficial and incoherent attempt in trying to figure something out, which eventually they don't.

I don’t think the writers are comprehensive enough to grasp the core philosophy in “Ikigai”. Even they’ve done their research, the overall insights are shallow and subjective. I found it frustrating to read after the first chapter. I basically skipped through the whole book. The book is more about their own understanding and commentaries on “what Ikigai is”. If you are new to Ikigai, looking for a decent intro to it, this is definitely not your book.

I, hereby, list down the 26 inspirational lessons that i learnt from this awesome book. I know that I need to keep practicing these learning day in and day out. These learning are worded and appended in a way that makes it easier for most of us to understand and absorb...Thought Provoking Life Lessons from the Book1/ A wise person should not ignore life's pleasures, but should always remain conscious of how easy it is to be enslaved by them. You have to be prepared for those pleasures disappeari...

I was hoping this book would focus on ways to actually discover your Ikigai, but it didn't.

A really interesting little read. Has given me ideas of lots of other things I want to explore this year.

If you are looking for some great revelation after reading this one … its not coming! I picked up this book not because it was highly recommended; held a pride of place at the local bookstore or had a cover that I just fell in love with and had to have, but because I needed that joy and meaning in my life right now (it has been a tough year) that the book blurb spoke of. As mentioned there were no revelations, there is nothing there that we don’t already know! No, we probably know but don’t foll...

Remind me never to judge a book by its cover. A soothing, calm blue, stylistic cherry blossom impression, hardcover matt finish, small, pocket book size, aggressively promoted with prime shelf space in every airport bookstore - back in the era where there were places called airports, and things we did called flying between cities. Add to it a rather bold claim as sub-title: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. Well, I got suckered. Who doesn't want a long and happy life?About 200 uninsp...

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.” I am going to keep this review short as it was a short book and I don't have much to say! I came across this book from as add of the audiobook and I was interested! I was always fascinated by Japanese people and their culture so a book about their secrets to long life should be interesting I thought and I picked it up.The book is short and it consists of many short chapters. The book starts by defining the Ikigai which i

The idea of the book is good. I can understand the appeal. And the idea of ikigai is also good in a common sense kind of way.The structure is a bit of a mess though. It surfs above some areas and goes into so much detail in others, that it hurts the flow of the reading.The book does not succeed in providing more than observations around behaviour and seems to jump feet first into the "correlation equals causality"-trap. It's not a guide og help to living in the modern world and was more "move to...

Most of the world's centenarians lives in Japan and they help us to understand some of the keys to longevity- proper diet, exercise, building good relationships and most importantly Ikigai - to find the ultimate goal of our life and work harder to achieve that. This book says, "whatever you do, don't retire". It tells to keep us engaged in our activities irrespective of our age. To live 70, 80 years or more is not that important. The important thing is how happy we are with our lives in each and...

My second attempt was more successful than my first- I actually made it to page 65 before succumbing to the pressure of throwing it away, again. The only takeaway is how to market a book- fancy cover, have exotic "ancient Japanese wisdom" (attributed to a anything that's not objectively defensible), and a very superficial explanation of stuff like Logotherapy...and that's not the only concept discussed here which needs to be understood from a different source. If you want to be nannied into bein...

This was the most disappointing read. Very slow & there was nothing inspiring. Too dull , too boring.