The Ikigai Journey, Hector Garcia
The Ikigai Journey, Hector Garcia
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The Ikigai Journey
A Practical Guide to Finding Happiness and Purpose the Japanese Way

Author: Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles

Narrator: Geoff McIntyre

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2021


Synopsis

In The Ikigai Journey, authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles take their international bestseller Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life a step further by showing you how to find your own ikigai through practical exercises, such as employing new habits and stepping outside your comfort zone.

Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have to offer the world) and profession (how our passions and talents can become a livelihood) converge, giving us a personal sense of meaning. This book helps you bring together all of these elements so that you can enjoy a balanced life.

Our ikigai is very similar to change: it is a constant that transforms depending on which phase of life we are in. Our ""reason for being"" is not the same at 15 as it is at 70. Through three sections, this book helps you to accept and embrace that—acting as a tool to revolutionize your future by helping you to understand the past, so you can enjoy your present.Section 1—Journey Through the Future: Tokyo (a symbol of modernity and innovation)Section 2—Journey Through the Past: Kyoto (an ancient capital moored in tradition)Section 3—Journey Through the Present: Ise (an ancient shrine that is destroyed and rebuilt every twenty years)Japan has one of the longest life spans in the world, and the greatest number of centenarians—many of whom cite their strong sense of ikigai as the basis for their happiness and longevity. Unlike many ""self-care"" practices, which require setting aside time in an increasingly busy world, the ikigai method helps you find peace and fulfillment in your busy life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Neha on January 12, 2022

Okay! No wonder it was too overwhelming for me. It isn't a book to read in one go, as it requires you to sit back and think about so many things. It involves many activities that might help people in many ways. No doubt, both the authors have outdone themselves but in many places, they have also con......more

Goodreads review by The Librarian on February 11, 2021

I really wanted to like this book. I was looking forward to the fulfillment of the subtitle promise: a practical guide to finding happiness and purpose the Japanese way. Keywords “the Japanese way”. I was expecting to learn how the Japanese find their ikigai, or reason for living, and apply that to m......more

Goodreads review by Avani ✨ on November 14, 2021

The Ikigai Journey by Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles, the duo comes with another addition to their Japanese Secret journey of finding one's Ikigai. This book is a practical guide to finding happiness and purpose of your life, the Japanese way. So the book does hold some activities that needs to be......more

Goodreads review by Dewi on March 11, 2024

I love the entire concept of Ikigai, but I disliked the way this book was written. The whole format of it felt way too short, even though I understand that it was meant to be like that in a way. Really enjoyed reading about all the different cultures and the lifestyles of people who pursue Ikigai or......more

Goodreads review by salivadetigre on January 31, 2020

he caído en los libros de autoayuda porque me ayudan en el proceso de autoconvicción de que estoy siendo productiva -en el sentido más pérfidamente capitalista-, no me hacen cuestionarme absolutamente nada y son facilísimo de leer !! además son una trampa estupenda para poder decir a final de año que......more