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Francesc Miralles is a Spanish writer and journalist specializing in personal development and spirituality.

Known for: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

eastern_wisdom·10 min read

This book explores the Japanese concept of 'ikigai', meaning 'reason for being'. Drawing on examples from life in Okinawa, the authors reveal how to find purpose and happiness in everyday life, blending Eastern philosophy and Western psychology to help readers discover their own ikigai.

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Okinawa: The Village of Longevity

If there is a living laboratory of ikigai, it is Ogimi, a small village nestled in the northern hills of Okinawa. There, we found that life unfolds at a deliberate pace. People move with grace, eat with gratitude, and laugh often. The elders we spoke with did not count their years but their smiles. ...

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The Roots of Ikigai: Flow and Purpose

To understand ikigai, we must also look inward, toward the psychology of purpose. In Western psychology, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s idea of flow describes the state of full immersion in an activity where time seems to disappear. When we are in flow, we are neither anxious nor bored; we are simply pre...

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