Working out what your purpose is in life might not seem like the best way to relax after a long day at work or studying. But if the ancient Japanese concept of ‘ikigai’ is anything to go by, it might ...

Working out what your purpose is in life might not seem like the best way to relax after a long day at work or studying. But if the ancient Japanese concept of ‘ikigai’ is anything to go by, it might ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. The pandemic has made many people reevaluate their life and work ...

The most blissful thing that could ever happen to any human is being healthy and happy. To wake up in the morning full of energy, and get a brilliant start to the new day with a splendid mood that’s ...

A common preoccupation nowadays is that of finding one’s life purpose, something that gives meaning to our life. One particular country seems to have cracked the code around that. So much so, that it ...

What book(s) are you reading right now? Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, a book by Albert Liebermann and Hector Garcia. The residents of Okinawa, which has the world's ...

Longevity is nothing but an expensive lifestyle choice – Bryan Johnson might have convinced you of that. Or if you’ve been following Ramdev long enough, you might have built a belief system where you ...

What makes these personalities remarkable is that they wrote their fate by taking charge of their lives and following their ikigai Ikigai is a Japanese concept that refers to something which gives a ...

With no direct English translation, it’s a term that embodies the idea of happiness in living. Yukari Mitsuhashi explains. For Japanese workers in big cities, a typical work day begins with a state ...

"Only the good die young." While this may have been true in the adolescent fantasies of Billy Joel, it does not square with the results of a recently-published study by Toshimasa Sone and colleagues ...