2014 offered The life-changing magic of tidying
2016 surrounded us with hygge
In 2017, we'll discover our ikigai...
Ikigai - the Japanese secret to a long and happy life
from the world's longest living people.
Hector Garcia (Author)
Hector Garcia is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a
decade, and of Spain, where he was born. He is the author of
several books about Japanese culture, including two worldwide
bestsellers, A Geek in Japan and Ikigai. A former software
engineer, he worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to
Japan.
Francesc Miralles (Author)
Francesc Miralles is the award-winning and internationally
bestselling author of books about how to live well, together with
the novels Love in Small Letters and Wabi-Sabi.
Alongside Hector Garcia, he was welcomed to Okinawa in Japan, where
the inhabitants live for longer than in any other place in the
world. There they had the chance to interview more than a hundred
villagers about their philosophy for a long and happy life.
Ikigai urges individuals to simplify their lives by pursuing what
sparks joy for them
*Marie 'KonMari' Kondo*
I love [this] book… I read it and it’s bewitched me ever since. I’m
spellbound
A refreshingly simple recipe for happiness... According to the
Japanese, everyone has an ikigai. It means your purpose – the
reason you get up in the morning. The thing that fires you up and
keeps you busy. Your raison d'être.
*Stylist*
Curl up on the sofa with this and enjoy an insight into Japanese
culture while picking up some self-care tips you may not have
considered before... Ikigai offers an insight into a gentle yet
focused way of life built around a sense of purpose.
*Independent*
Ikigai gently unlocks simple secrets we can all use to live long,
meaningful, happy lives. Science-based studies weave beautifully
into honest, straight-talking conversation you won’t be able to put
down. Warm, patient, and kind, this book pulls you gently along
your own journey rather than pushing you from behind.
[The] Japanese art of ikigai ... Its basic message is about
"authentic living". Practitioners must fill in overlapping circles
that cover motivation, fulfilment, what they earn and what improves
their life. The answer at the centre will be the key to a happy and
long life.
*Guardian*
If hygge is the art of doing nothing, ikigai is the art of doing
something - and doing it with supreme focus and joy.
*New York Post*
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