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If you want to learn more about the history of the Venn-diagram ikigai concept, I suggest this post: https://www.sloww.co/ikigai/ https://www.sloww.co/ikigai/
by hmry 4y ago
If you want to learn more about the history of the Venn-diagram ikigai concept, I suggest this post: https://www.sloww.co/ikigai/ https://www.sloww.co/ikigai/
TL;DR it was created in 2014 when Marc Winn slotted the word "ikigai" into a pre-existing diagram about "purpose" from Andrés Zuzunaga.
This article's introduction was surprisingly even-handed, most introduce it as a "Japanese concept", which it isn't really. :)
- teekert 4y agoThere has been a lot of debate here already about the origins of the word and it’s been called a “Japanism”. But personally, I don’t care, I find it a wonderful concept and leave it at that.
- slowwco 4y agoAppreciate you sharing my post, @hmry! I studied ikigai for 5+ years, and it was eye-opening to learn the truth about the concept. With a few modifications, I attempted to redesign the 4-circle viral diagram to better match the truth (a big part of it was removing the mandatory aspect of money and instead making it an optional byproduct of your purpose). Here's what I came up with: https://www.sloww.co/ikigai-ebook/ https://www.sloww.co/ikigai-ebook/. All the best, Kyle