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Ikigai doesn't make sense

Feb 27, 2025

1 min read

Quick confession: I get confused looking at the Ikigai venn diagram. Can't make sense of it.

Here's what did make sense:

I found the following explanation on the Government of Japan's website:

The Japanese word ikigai, refers to a passion that gives value and joy to life.

Simple.

Why complicate it?

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