[ghostpepper]

I started reading this thinking it was going to be a long form piece. What I thought was the intro was interesting enough to get me hooked and then it abruptly ended.

If anyone is wondering what Ikigai means without clicking, it's a Japanese concept that (apparently) can be interpreted to mean the intersection of what you're passionate about and what you're good at.

I guess it doesn't need anymore explanation than that.

[kybishop]

That's literally missing half of ikigai. Ikigai is the intersection of four concepts:

1. What you LOVE

2. What you are GOOD AT

3. What the world NEEDS

4. What you can get PAID FOR

This is my favorite graphic to describe the various combinations: https://miro.medium.com/max/700/1*qNNzYd3SE1Z09d_IaJOdGA.jpe...

[karmakaze]

That's a fantastic graphic. All the intersections are called out. [Perhaps we can give those last four just missing one ingredient names too.]

It's subtitled "A reason for being" with hit me with two-sided feelings of fulfillment and dystopia. The positives are readily apparent and the negative is where my mind goes to examine the flip-side. One problem in Japan seems to be that there's a sort of monoculture of success that is damning. Sort of like if everyone follows this exact formula in a the top select endeavours we could end up with everyone being fulfilled but dying off as a group. I guess this could get wrapped into (3) to prioritize what isn't being done/enough.

[seagertp]

That's my favorite graphic now, too!

[jgmmo]

I was also eager to hear out the author after that first paragraph, and was surprised to find there was no second...

[siphor]

I think it’s the video. I watched it, it had a nice message. Completely different then what parent comment is saying.

[mikece]

If you want a long form version of this exhortation, read “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”