If you're into personal development, you've probably seen the ikigai venn diagram. Ikigai is the Japanese word for 'life purpose,' or 'a reason for being,' but dig a little deeper and the ever-popular venn diagram starts to look a little suspicious...

We explore the origins of this diagram, what I dislike about it, and how we can gain a better understanding of Ikigai.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:52 Where does the ikigai venn diagram come from?
03:37 Is the ikigai diagram useful?
05:57 How do the Japanese think about ikigai?
08:25 Living with ikigai, right now

REFERENCES
- Ikigai Misunderstood and the Origin of the Ikigai Venn Diagram https://ikigaitribe.com/ikigai/ikigai...
- How to live to be 100+    • How to live to be 100+ - Dan Buettner  
- Ikigai with Marc Winn    • Ikigai with Marc Winn  
- How I wrote The Little Book of Ikigai    • How I wrote The Little Book of Ikigai.  
- The true ikigai diagram    • The true ikigai diagram  
- Do you have 'ikigai'?    • あなたは「生きがい」を持っていますか？茂木健一郎が語る「小さな100の喜び...