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    Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

    by Héctor García

    Readers: — · Shelf entries: 1

    Published: 2017

    Pages: 208

    Average rating: ★★★☆☆ 3.00

    Ratings: 1 total

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 5 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ― Business Insider “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives.

Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ― Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy ) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days.

“Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai —a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life.

Having a strong sense of ikigai —where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid…

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    @wylie  Rated this book  · May 17, 2026

    Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

    by Héctor García

    Readers: 1 · Shelf entries: 1

    Published: 2017

    Pages: 208

    ★★★☆☆ 3/5

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