Ikigai

The Japanese believe that everyone has an ikigai, a reason for living. For the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding their ikigai is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai, where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersect, provides each day with meaning and purpose. It’s the reason why they wake up in the morning and why many Japanese never truly retire. Instead, they remain active and work at what they enjoy because they’ve found a real purpose in life that brings happiness in being busy.

The authors of this book interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds, uncovering the secret to their longevity and happiness through ikigai. Ikigai reveals how they eat, move, work, foster collaboration and community, and most importantly, how they find their own ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. The book provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai, because who doesn’t want to find happiness in everyday? As a Japanese proverb says, “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years”.

作者简介

HéctorGarcíaisacitizenofJapan,wherehehaslivedforthirdofhislife,andofSpain,wherehewasborn.Aformersoftwareengineer,heworkedatCERNinSwitzerlandbeforemovingtoJapan,wherehehelpedSiliconValleystartupstoentertheJapanesemarket.HehaswrittenseveralbooksaboutJapaneseculture.IKIGAIandAGeekinJapanareinternationalBestSellers.