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Ikigai

Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

Key ideas

  1. A reason to get up.
  2. Eat until 80 percent full.
  3. Belong to a group.
  4. Find flow.
  5. Stay active, gently.

The week

Day 1Read the summary. Five key ideas and where the book overreaches.
Day 2Find the small reasons. Write down five moments from the past week that made you glad to be alive, however small.
Bad day: Write down the one moment this week you'd most like to repeat.
Day 3Plan for flow. Pick one activity that absorbs you, schedule 30 minutes for it, and remove distractions while you do it.
Bad day: Write down the activity that most often makes you lose track of time, and when you'll next do it.
Day 4Stop at 80 percent. At one meal today, eat slowly and stop when you feel about 80 percent full.
Bad day: At your next meal, pause halfway through and ask how full you are.
Day 5Move like a gardener. Add three short bouts of gentle movement to your day, at least ten minutes in total.
Bad day: Stand up and walk or stretch for two minutes right now.
Day 6Start a small moai. Invite two or three people to a regular, low-key meetup and set the first date.
Bad day: Send one friend a message suggesting a specific time to meet.
Day 7Write your ikigai sentence. Write one sentence that describes your reason to get up in the morning, based on what you noticed this week.
Bad day: Finish the sentence “I get up in the morning to...”

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