IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret To A Long and Happy Life: Just so much better with more helpful hints and suggestions than those in my first paragraph. Practitioners must fill in overlapping circles that cover motivation, fulfilment, what they earn and what improves their life. To achieve flow: a) Choose a moderately difficult task, b) Have a clear objective, c) Concentrate on a single task at a time. Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

This was popularised by Victor Frankl and it essentially is a philosophy which helps you find reasons to live. It's not a guide og help to living in the modern world and was more "move to a cabin in the woods with friends" approach. Financial Freedom gives you an opportunity, not to retire and relax, but to burn yourself in things that you love doing. Jasmine tea (green tea with jasmine) or white tea is the best for reducing blood cholesterol levels and fights free radicals.She has served as a judge for the National Book Award (Translated Literature), the BTBA, and the PEN Translation Award. The authors take us on a journey to Okinawa and ‘the village of longevity’ and you wonder ‘is it really that simple? The important thing is how happy we are with our lives in each and every moment we live in this world. While sustained, intense stress is a known enemy, low levels of intermediate stress have been shown to be beneficial.

For fans of Japanese culture like I am, this is a true treat, as it mixes that with a neat account of self-development. Discover the Japanese secret to a long and happy life with the internationally bestselling guide to ikigai. The book further tells the exercises and techniques these long living and happiest people used in their daily routines/tasks to keep them stay active for a long time even in very old age. The one thing that struck me positively about the book (and hence the two stars, instead of one) was the pace of it - of lack thereof.Just read Ikigai and quite enjoyed it and was about to review but can only rate and review for these three books which includes the Hygge book which I found awful. 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 .

My second attempt was more successful than my first- I actually made it to page 65 before succumbing to the pressure of throwing it away, again. There were chapters describing step by step how to do a sun salutation or some basic movements of tai chi, which I felt was just unnecessary way to fill up some pages.While I think the book is more about answering the basic question which we most of the time overlook. He is the author of several books about Japanese culture, including two worldwide bestsellers, A Geek in Japan and Ikigai . This delightfully illustrated book gives you the lowdown on this transformative approach to life and examines how the lagom ethos has helped boost Sweden to the No. By adopting an anti fragile attitude, we start to love setbacks, because each setback is an opportunity to grow.