Here’s a clue to discovering your ikigai.
When you wake up at 5 a.m. on a cold winter morning, and then you leap out of bed, start your cup of coffee, and deep-read a book with a pencil in hand, I can guarantee the subject of that book has something to do with your ikigai.
(And in my case this morning, the book I am jumping out of bed to deep-read is Nietzsche’s Untimely Meditations; I am working through his essay On the uses and disadvantages of history for life. To me, this strongly suggests that at least one aspect of my ikigai is the study of philosophy.)
For more information about ikigai, check out Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles (Note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.):
