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Japanese philosophy of life: ikigai and ten ideas around it
Wabi-sabi, kaizen, ichigo ichie, flow, Naikan, logotherapy and Okinawan longevity: what these ideas really mean, where they come from and how to use them day to day. They all lead to one question: what makes it worth getting up in the morning.
How much ikigai do you feel right now?
Take the ikigai test →Ikigai is the feeling that life is worth living. The 2-minute test shows how much of it you have now: joy, direction and worth, and where to start.
侘寂Wabi-sabiWhy Japanese culture values the imperfect, the ageing and the simple.Read →改善KaizenThe small-steps principle from Japanese factories, applied to habits.Read →フローFlow stateWhen we lose track of time, and how to get there on purpose.Read →一期一会Ichigo ichieOne time, one meeting: a tea-ceremony lesson for everyday life.Read →長寿Blue zonesWhere people live longest, what researchers saw and what is disputed.Read →意味LogotherapyViktor Frankl's way of finding meaning, even when life is hard.Read →内観Naikan and MoritaTwo Japanese methods of self-reflection: three questions and action without waiting.Read →森林浴Shinrin-yokuForest bathing: what it is, what research shows and how to do it.Read →腹八分目Hara hachi buThe Okinawan custom of stopping before you are full.Read →ラジオ体操Radio taisoThe morning exercise Japan has done together since 1928.Read →