kbinder2 's review for:

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles, Héctor García

2.0

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I wanted to like this book - but I didn’t at all. Ikigai is best interpreted as a reason for being, so I expected the book to be about finding your purpose. Instead, that was 1/10 of the book with another 9/10 about longevity - health, community, exercise, etc. The authors jumped quickly through surface-level topics, making quick comparisons (ikigai to logotherapy; confucianism to stoicism) that felt surface level at best. Claims like “fast 2 days a week” had no scientific backing

Skip this one, watch a Blue Zone documentary instead