GarcÍA, HÉCtor ; Miralles, Francesc

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Ikigai

IKIGAI: DEN JAPANSKA livskonsten till ett långt och lyckligt liv" är en internationell succébok skriven av Hector Garcia och Francesc Miralles. Boken utforskar begreppet "ikigai" - det som ger livet mening och får oss att vakna upp varje morgon. Författarna har studerat invånarna i Ogimi, en by på Okinawa med flest hundraåringar i världen, för att förstå deras livsstil. Genom att fokusera på ikigai - en kombination av ens passion, profession, mission och vad världen behöver - avslöjar boken hemligheten bakom långt liv och lycka.

Bokens åtta kapitel tar oss genom varför människorna på Okinawa lever så länge och är så lyckliga, och hur dessa två faktorer är sammankopplade. Mat, rörelse, social gemenskap och aldrig sluta arbeta är några av nyckelfaktorerna som bidrar till deras välmående. "Ikigai" lär oss att hålla oss aktiva, umgås med vänner, äta lagom, le, vara tacksamma, leva i nuet och följa vår egen ikigai för ett meningsfullt och lyckligt liv. Med en sammanfattande epilog som presenterar de tio reglerna för ikigai, ger boken konkreta råd för att integrera denna livsfilosofi i vår vardag.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider   “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and li

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

“Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider
 
“One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes

Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days.

“Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb
 
According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.

In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?