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Ikigai

By: Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
Narrated by: Naoko Mori
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The international bestseller.

We all have an ikigai.

It's the Japanese word for ‘a reason to live’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed in the morning’.

It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer.

Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This audiobook will help you work out what your own ikigai really is and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it.

Do that and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful.

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©2017 Francesc Miralles and Héctor García (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks

Critic Reviews

"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.... Warm, patient, and kind, this book pulls you gently along your own journey rather than pushing you from behind." (Neil Pasricha, best-selling author of The Happiness Equation)

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Enjoyed this book

Despite the extremely mixed reviews I read, I decided to give this book a try anyway and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe it’s not exactly what others want and specifically about ikigai but there are a lot of concepts in there to live and long and happy life which I enjoyed listening too. Naoko’s voice is quite soft though so I won’t recommend listening to this when you’re walking on the streets as you won’t be able to hear anything.

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guidelines for life

relevant for any human as a guide for life long happiness. I recommend this book to everyone

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I in general it was a good book

No Has a few good advice for life.
Worth reading together an extra perspective on life, happiness, and purpose now.

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A must read

So glad I took the leap into this book. Such simplistic, thoughtful and life changing advice offered for prompting improvements. From small to big choices, taking it slowly is so important. I would gladly recommend this book.

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Eye Opening!

I learnt so much! Perfect book for those who want to live in the present and learn new steps and techniques to their lives. Her voice is so calming and she pronounces everything perfectly and clearly. I recommend this book because I know everyone will walk away with something new.

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This is really fantastic

I feel so grounded after listening to this. The author did a fantastic job of capturing the key elements of Ikigai and guidance on how to apply them to western lifestyle.

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short and sweet

I enjoyed this short story of ideas about life from the Japanese perspective.
I've been to Japan recently for a holiday and I was fascinated by the way they go about their daily lives. obviously some things didn't resonant with me but the concepts covered in this book I could totally relate to.
I would probably have struggled with some of the concepts if I was reading this when I was younger and immature.

however, my daughter said she totally got this because she had been to Japan so was immersed in the culture - she's 19.

the narrator was lovely to listen to as well.

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Must read in today’s hectic life

Fantastic narration of Japanese way of living, very constructive directions to discovering your purpose and happiness in life.

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Life explained

This should be part of the school curriculum. How much better the world would be if we all lived this way

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can get a lot out of this book

very relevant and worth the listen. Soothing slow voice may put you to sleep though

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