one popular influenza like to say ikigai ikigai ikigai
not going to say who, but you probably know who
that chart is not what ikigai means
that is what white people writing self help books think that ikigai means
my understanding of ikigai means contentment, with regards to their own life's purpose
ikigai is not a singular thing, as one can have many ikigai
maybe for that influenza, his ikigai is doing what he loves, he is good at, that the world needs and what he can be paid for
if doing that makes him feel fulfilled about life, then that is his ikigai
but your ikigai does not need to fall within the holy insection of the above 4 circles
ikigai definitely does not need to be something you are paid to do
ikigai is also not something that the world needs
but yes, ikigai typically does involve something that you love
and interestingly enough, ikigai does not even require you to be good at it
i point this out because it is actually fantasy lifestyle advice porn that most people can find this "ikisai"
if you are one of the rare lucky few, then thumbs up man
for everyone else, it is actually toxic to think that way
i dont care for the authenticity of the word and its true japanese original meaning, but the propaganda that people need to find 1 activity that overlaps all 4 circles is actually mentally harmful to most
my free advice:
get a job and that is what you will be paid for
and then find your own ikigai outside of that job
one of my ikigai is talking nonsense on a blog that 20 people read
i dont get paid for it
it is not what the world needs
but i love it
and i dont care if i am good at it or not
