Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
4 stars
An overview of the secrets of longevity from the people of Okinawa, the world's top blue zone. It is very insightful and inspiring.
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
4 stars
(11 reviews)
The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai – a reason to jump out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa – the world’s longest-living people – finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life. Inspiring and comforting, this book will give you the life-changing tools to uncover your personal ikigai. It will show you how to leave urgency behind, find your purpose, nurture friendships and throw yourself into your passions.
Review of 'Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
En salig blanding av inspirasjon og pølsevev. Den (innledende) delen som handler om det japanske konseptet Ikigai er fint og tankevekkende, men når forfatterne begynner å forklare meg hvordan jeg skal gjennomføre tai chi blir det smått koko. Når Niemaier blir anvist som kilden til et utsagn fra Frans av Assisi, begynner jeg å lure på kildekritikken.
En bok som skulle handle om Ikigai handler mer om alt annet enn nettopp Ikigai, kunne jeg like godt lest en artikkel i SAS-magasinet. Men så var det dette med inspirasjon da. Les den gjerne!
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2 stars
This is a weird book. If you read the headings, take the general gist of it, and aim at the broad strokes, it's pretty solid, if not very novel.
It's in the details where things seem dubious. There are odd comparisons between eastern and western methods that specifically paint the western stuff as worse and inaccurate. There are mild inaccuracies about philosophies that rub just a bit the wrong way. There is, of course, discussion of superfoods that seem to cure all ails.
And of course there's a two-page list in the back that summarizes the points they spent 200 pages writing about, because apparently they need to distill down all the fluff for it to be usable.
So, yeah, probably wouldn't recommend this one even if I think it's largely saying the right thing. They make the whole ikigai concept sound more dubious than it is.
This is a weird book. If you read the headings, take the general gist of it, and aim at the broad strokes, it's pretty solid, if not very novel.
It's in the details where things seem dubious. There are odd comparisons between eastern and western methods that specifically paint the western stuff as worse and inaccurate. There are mild inaccuracies about philosophies that rub just a bit the wrong way. There is, of course, discussion of superfoods that seem to cure all ails.
And of course there's a two-page list in the back that summarizes the points they spent 200 pages writing about, because apparently they need to distill down all the fluff for it to be usable.
So, yeah, probably wouldn't recommend this one even if I think it's largely saying the right thing. They make the whole ikigai concept sound more dubious than it is.
It's in the details where things seem dubious. There are odd comparisons between eastern and western methods that specifically paint the western stuff as worse and inaccurate. There are mild inaccuracies about philosophies that rub just a bit the wrong way. There is, of course, discussion of superfoods that seem to cure all ails.
And of course there's a two-page list in the back that summarizes the points they spent 200 pages writing about, because apparently they need to distill down all the fluff for it to be usable.
So, yeah, probably wouldn't recommend this one even if I think it's largely saying the right thing. They make the whole ikigai concept sound more dubious than it is.
