Ikigai

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means the "purpose of life.”

In the Japanese culture, it is believed that every person should strive to find their Ikigai.

When they find it, they will live a happy life.

To find your Ikigai, you must find activities, subjects, and tasks that combine four aspects of life.

  1. What you love.

  2. What you are good at.

  3. What the world needs.

  4. What you can get paid for.

Write down a list of activities for each of these four categories.

Then, I will find connections and intersections in all of them.

This is your Ikigai.

What I love about this method is that it gives you a whole new perspective on your whole person.

It removes the boundaries between work and recreation.

I stop thinking about what exists and start thinking about what I can create.

I invented my whole life new with this method.

If your dream profession doesn't exist right now, then create it yourself. ;)

See this article by the Japanese government for more information.

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