A review by snorlaxandfriends
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, The Little Book of Lykke, Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living by Meik Wiking, Francesc Miralles, Héctor García Puigcerver, Linnea Dunne

2.0

Not a worthwhile read. I opened this book seeking practical insight, but this is best viewed as a combination of allegory and anecdote. The book offers the reader advice in the form of the true but practically impossible ("simply eliminate all sources of stress from your life and you will live to be healthy and old!"), Advice that is false or medically unproven ("if you do mental puzzles regularly and keep an active mind you will never get dementia!"), And advice that is anecdotal and ridiculous ("a woman was once suicidal, until she realised her life's purpose was to care for her children, therefore her suicidal thoughts were instantly cured!"). Approach this as you would an article in an in-flight magazine; entertaining and interesting but not useful