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6 key ideas from " Ikigai - The happiness of always being busy "
A refreshing quick read for anyone who feels quite low.
What mouth freshner does to your mouth, this book does to your life!
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A refreshing quick read for anyone who feels quite low.
What mouth freshner does to your mouth, this book does to your life!
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1) Hara hachi bu
Fill your belly to 80%
It means to skip that extra piece of snack we eat when we know in our hearts we don't really need it
Fill your belly to 80%
It means to skip that extra piece of snack we eat when we know in our hearts we don't really need it
2) Mental workout
Our neurons start to age while we're still in our 20's. This process is slowed, however, by intellectual activity, curiosity and a desire to learn
Our neurons start to age while we're still in our 20's. This process is slowed, however, by intellectual activity, curiosity and a desire to learn
3) Stress reduction
The central premise of stress reduction method is by focusing on the self, and to choose one's own way of living which by is entirety served as logotherapy (helps us find our passion and a reason to live)
Meditation is a great start
The central premise of stress reduction method is by focusing on the self, and to choose one's own way of living which by is entirety served as logotherapy (helps us find our passion and a reason to live)
Meditation is a great start
4) Compass over maps
Good to know the next right move rather than the whole path figured out.
Happiness is in the doing of things that makes us reach our flow and microflow states which may seem even mundane for others.
Have a thumb role of rituals over goals.
Good to know the next right move rather than the whole path figured out.
Happiness is in the doing of things that makes us reach our flow and microflow states which may seem even mundane for others.
Have a thumb role of rituals over goals.
5) Gentle movements, longer life
Walk atleast 25 minutes a day
Stay active throughout the day
Water moves; it is at its best when it flows fresh and doesn't stagnate
Walk atleast 25 minutes a day
Stay active throughout the day
Water moves; it is at its best when it flows fresh and doesn't stagnate
6) Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-Sabi teaches us to appreciate the beauty of imperfection as an opportunity for growth.
Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed and incomplete as only they can resemble the natural world!
Wabi-Sabi teaches us to appreciate the beauty of imperfection as an opportunity for growth.
Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed and incomplete as only they can resemble the natural world!
My favourite quote from this book
" Modern life estranges us more and more from our true nature, making it very easy for us lead lives lacking in meaning "
" Modern life estranges us more and more from our true nature, making it very easy for us lead lives lacking in meaning "
