We all have an Ikigai, a ‘road to life fulfilment,’ according to Japanese tradition. The Japanese are noted for their longevity-promoting lifestyles. They have an average life expectancy of 83.7 years. Previous research has found that Japanese longevity is highly linked to food habits. New philosophical research, on the other hand. It has identified life fulfilment through Japanese Ikigai as a fundamental component of longevity.
Review
I’m always fascinated by Japanese people and culture, so I thought a book about their secrets to living a long life would be intriguing, so I bought it up. The book is brief and has a lot of little chapters in it. The book begins with a definition of the Ikigai, which is the quality that makes life worthwhile and allows us to flow. I must admit that the timing was fortunate for me because I was losing interest in continuing and this book reminded me of some of the fundamentals.
The book also features a number of centenarians and their life secrets. The majority of the points raised are reasonable. With all the citing and counters referencing papers and hypotheses relating to the issue, it can get a little complicated at times. Documentaries, novels, medicine, or real individuals are all mentioned. The book’s message and the notion of Ikigai. The focus of the book was on longevity and how centenarians live.
The 10 Rules of Ikigai
- Stay active; don’t retire
- Take it slow
- Don’t fill your stomach
- Surround yourself with good friends
- Get in shape for your next birthday
- Smile
- Reconnect with nature
- Give thanks
- Live in the moment
- Follow Ikigai
Ikigai Highlights
- Stress & Existential Crisis
- Morita Therapy
- Flow
- Ogimi, Okinawa
- Slow Living
- Secrets of the Centenarians & Supercentenarians
- Longevity Diet
Interesting Discoveries from the book
- Wabi-Sabi
- Ichi-go Ichi-e
- Anti-fragility
- Logotherapy
- Flow
Overall, this book aimed to provide useful guidance, but it needed to build on Ikigai’s fundamental theme.
