"It’s wonderful to discover that there is such a thing as a manual on the art of living, a book as profound as this, and as down-to-earth, that can point you in the right direction. But it’s one thing to read about being in harmony with the Tao, or … [Read more...]
Ikigai 2.0: Evolving the Ikigai Diagram for Life Purpose (& Why and How it Needs to be Redesigned)
If you’re looking for the summary of the ikigai book by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, you can find that here: “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” (Book Summary) If you haven't read the initial ikigai post, please start … [Read more...]
The Truth about Ikigai: Definitions, Diagrams & Myths about the Japanese Life Purpose
1. I originally discovered the concept of ikigai in late 2015 and published the original version of this post—a high-level overview of ikigai—in early 2018. Since then, I've continued to learn a lot more about ikigai. So, I scrapped the entire … [Read more...]
Understanding Your Brain: Connecting “The Golden Circle” (Simon Sinek) & “The Three Layers of Behavior Change” (James Clear)
I couldn't help but notice a similarity between the books Atomic Habits by James Clear and Find Your Why (also Start With Why) by Simon Sinek. They all talk about the brain. But, instead of presenting the brain in a complex fashion that makes your … [Read more...]
20 Life Purpose Perspectives from Oprah’s “The Path Made Clear” (Book Summary)
Most life purpose books are about why life purpose is important. They leave out the most important part: how to actually find and/or create life purpose. The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose mostly addresses the why … [Read more...]
Post-Workism & Total Work: 5 Future Scenarios when the Religion of Work Loses Followers
"Post-work is about the future, but it is also bursting with the past’s lost possibilities." — Andy Beckett¹ I always find it mind-opening and expanding to think about the future—I've covered the future of busyness, but what about something as … [Read more...]
Total Work: When Humans are Transformed into Workers and Nothing Else (Were we Born only to Work?)
"Life is just one damn thing after another." — Anonymous In my research on workism and post-workism, I discovered another concept: "total work." Total work seems to be the epitome of workism. This is also timely given all the news coverage of … [Read more...]
Create Your Life Purpose with the Why Discovery Process from “Find Your Why” by Simon Sinek (Book Summary)
This is a ton of information out there about why purpose is important. Even on this site, I've written many posts about purpose—it's one of my top five post topics. But, I've quickly learned that there is shockingly little out there about how to … [Read more...]
What is a Sea Change or Tree Change? (& My First Impressions)
It's official. We took a major step in counteracting our lifestyle inflation by completing our sea change (or tree change, or maybe both). Wait...a what? What is a Sea Change or Tree Change? Regardless of the spelling (is it sea … [Read more...]
Life Purpose Showdown: Ikigai vs the Hedgehog Concept by Jim Collins
This is a companion post to the previous post: Create your Life Purpose with the Flywheel Effect by Jim Collins (note: you can also get a quick intro and video about Collins in that post). As you'll quickly see, the Hedgehog Concept bears a … [Read more...]
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