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  • The Little Book of Ikigai

  • The Essential Japanese Way to Finding Your Purpose in Life
  • Written by: Ken Mogi
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Little Book of Ikigai

Written by: Ken Mogi
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Welcome to ikigai, a Japanese mind-set that will change your life. Ken Mogi, a Japanese expert and best-selling writer, reveals all about this mysterious and fascinating miracle that is at the heart of Japan's record-breaking long life, astonishing appreciation of sensory beauty and inherent mindfulness.

It is extraordinary that Japanese men's longevity ranks fourth in the world while Japanese women's ranks second. But perhaps this comes as no surprise when you know that the Japanese understanding of ikigai is embedded in their daily life and in absolutely everything that they do: in their professional careers, in their relationships with family members, in the hobbies they cultivate so meticulously.

Ken Mogi identifies five key pillars to ikigai:

  • Pillar 1: Starting small
  • Pillar 2: Releasing yourself
  • Pillar 3: Harmony and sustainability
  • Pillar 4: The joy of little things
  • Pillar 5: Being in the here and now

The Japanese talk about ikigai as 'a reason to get up in the morning'. It is something that keeps one's enthusiasm for life going, whether you are a cleaner of the famous Shinkansen bullet train, the mother of a newborn child or a Michelin-starred sushi chef. The Five Pillars are at the heart of everything they do. But how do you find your own ikigai? How does ikigai contribute to happiness?

Neuroscientist and best-selling Japanese writer Ken Mogi provides an absorbing insight into this way of life, incorporating scientific research and firsthand experience and providing a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way.

©2017 Ken Mogi (P)2017 Quercus Editions Limited
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Sumo wrestling is .......

Interesting especially about Shinto shrine and sumo wrestling as I had a different perception about these. however it would have been great to include some suggestions to find own ikigai. overall ok. narration was excellent.

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implementation

this books talks about snippets of Japanese people and their way of life and leaves the inference to reader on how to implement. some practical steps or process on how to implement them would have been helpful.

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