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A review by katarina_kirishiki
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles, Héctor García
informative
reflective
1.75
I first heard about the concept of Ikigai in a university lecture a while back and thought I'd just try and find out a bit more now when I saw it + it fit a reading challenge.
Whilst the concept and general idea of the book are interesting, I feel like there is too much happening topic-wise for such a short book. I listened to the audiobook and it was apparent how many different ideas the authors tried to add to this. At times it even seemed they forgot about Ikigai itself just to later remember it and add it in like "this xy is important...oh and people who found their Ikigai do it".
I also liked the first few chapters more compared to the last few. It almost seemed to turn into a "let me tell you another thing and another thing, oh and another thing".
I also wished to lean more on the concept of Ikigai itself and maybe how the different parts interact with each other.
Whilst the concept and general idea of the book are interesting, I feel like there is too much happening topic-wise for such a short book. I listened to the audiobook and it was apparent how many different ideas the authors tried to add to this. At times it even seemed they forgot about Ikigai itself just to later remember it and add it in like "this xy is important...oh and people who found their Ikigai do it".
I also liked the first few chapters more compared to the last few. It almost seemed to turn into a "let me tell you another thing and another thing, oh and another thing".
I also wished to lean more on the concept of Ikigai itself and maybe how the different parts interact with each other.