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How to find your Ikigai 😌

2023-06-26 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Goals, purpose and life design · mode: Explanation and tutorial

In a Short, Ali tells the story of Mo, who finds a more fulfilling career after a gardener in Japan, Hiroshi, introduces him to ikigai, and presents ikigai as a Venn diagram of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for, with a sense of purpose in the middle.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Mo, who has everything but feels empty, meets Hiroshi, a joyful gardener in a park in Japan

  • ★★ In Ali's story, Mo, with a well-paid job, a loving family and a comfortable home but a sense of emptiness, meets Hiroshi, a lifelong gardener in Japan with a clear sense of purpose; inspired, Mo experiments and finds a career aligned with his values. — 00:00:00 · Japan, experimental mindset

00:00:29 — The ikigai Venn diagram, and how Mo found a new career

  • ★★★ Ali presents ikigai, a Japanese term he translates as "a reason for being", as a Venn diagram: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for, with a sense of purpose in the middle. — 00:00:29 · Japan

    “a Japanese term that translates to a reason for being”

  • ★ Ali says the actual concept of ikigai is more nuanced than the Venn diagram and offers more details in a pinned comment. — 00:00:51

In the description and comments

  • ★ Ali Abdaal (channel): In a comment, the channel calls a book it links the best comprehensive resource on ikigai, and the Wikipedia page a decent shorter one. — creator comment

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Central: ikigai

Also: experimental mindset · Japan

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