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But how do you find your own ikigai? How does Ikigai contribute to happiness? Neuroscientist and bestselling Japanese writer Ken Mogi provides an absorbing insight into this way of life, incorporating scientific research and first-hand experience, and providing a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way..
The Five Pillars at the heart of everything they do.
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.
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'.
In their professional careers, in their relationships with family members, in the hobbies they cultivate so meticulously.
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.
It is extraordinary that Japanese men's longevity ranks 4th in the world, while Japanese women's ranks 2nd.
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Sunday Times Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the Ikigai miracle, a Japanese philosophy that helps you find fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in everything you do. '
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