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By Anthony Raymond, 239 pages, published November 9, 2023

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Discover the Japanese secret to unlocking your purpose, productivity, and passion in life!

  • Are you struggling to find your "true calling," feeling adrift without a clear sense of direction?
  • Does procrastination or a lack of motivation prevent you from accomplishing your goals?
  • Has your growth been stunted by self-doubt or a fear of failure?

Indeed, failure is the unfortunate result of most human endeavors. Eighty percent of New Year's Resolutions fail by February. For many people, surrender feels like the easiest option…

**But what if there was a solution to your goal-achievement problems?

What if I told you that the Japanese have found this solution?

In this book, we'll reveal three concepts from the east:

  • Ikigai - A strategy to discover one's purpose, meaning, and "true calling" in life.
  • Hansei - The ancient art of honest self-reflection.
  • Kaizen - An incrementalist approach to goal achievement developed by Japanese engineers and scientists.

When utilized individually, each methodology is a powerful tool. But when combined together they can improve your productivity by a factor of TEN!

Once you grasp the effectiveness of this system, you'll have trouble recalling how you ever managed to get anything done without it.

You will learn:

  • What it takes to discover your own personal ikigai (your "true calling" in life), so that every step you take is in harmony with your deepest passions and values.
  • The secret principle that makes the chore of "habit-forming" seem easy—hence enabling you to defeat the crippling forces of procrastination.
  • How to focus (How to REALLY focus!) on your work goals. Enhancing your ability to tune out the many distractions that prevent us from getting stuff done.
  • How to motivate yourself to complete an ambitious goal, even when every fiber of your being is begging you to quit.
  • How to achieve the coveted "flow state" — the mental plateau of peak performance where time seems to disappear and creativity thrives.
  • How to discover meaning and passion in the chore of living, turning everyday routines into opportunities for lifelong growth and success.
    And much, much more…

It doesn't matter if you're a student, a busy mom, or an entrepreneur. All of these techniques will apply! This methodology can be utilized for:

  • Enhancing your career aspirations,
  • Getting better grades in school,
  • Losing weight,
  • Building muscle,
  • Improving your relationships,
  • Starting a new business,
  • Or, for any endeavor that calls upon you to set and accomplish a new goal.

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Sometimes we just need a nudge in the right direction—toward the true path of success.

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  • Turd on 25/02/2024 - 20:46
    +4

    しょうがない

    • Arealtur Kishman 69 on 25/02/2024 - 21:01
      -2

      私のショーツを食べてください

      • Turd on 25/02/2024 - 21:58
        -1

        ショーツ食べたい!! ほんとうにうっま!

  • So Was Red on 25/02/2024 - 21:01
    +1

    Dandori

  • Ninternet on 25/02/2024 - 21:02
    +8

    My favourite thing about self help books is that they absolutely work all the time which is why everyone is happy, rich and successful because they read these books!

    • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 07:47
      +3

      Actually they do, but only if the people reading them put the teachings into practice. Otherwise it just stays in your head and gives you more stuff for your self pity to feed on. :)

      • Ninternet on 26/02/2024 - 12:11
        -1

        Yeah, that's so true. Thankfully there are never external factors like luck, timing, intelligence, availability of opportunity, competition, finite gains and resources and intrinsic genetic and environmental diversity that could impact the very broad and general directions in such self-help books!

        You know what, I might go buy some more right now!

        • youknow on 26/02/2024 - 13:59
          +1

          You mean excuses?

          • Ninternet on 26/02/2024 - 14:20

            @youknow: Nah, man. I manifested all the excuses out of my life after I read The Secret. You should try it ✌️🙏

      • axyh on 26/02/2024 - 14:37

        But which version do I follow?

        The one that says to visualise my end goal and it will come true? The one that says to stop stressing about the end goal and to take one day at a time, focusing on the moment? The one that says to make detailed plans for my life and career and to be bold in changing my course to achieve those plans? The one that says to focus on the small pleasures and to prioritise work-life balance over unobtainable career goals?

        Honestly, the best "self help" advice is to get hold of a book (or website or YouTube video series, or class) on the actual area you want to improve. Self-help books promise the world, they will help you "lose weight, build muscle, enhance your career, improve your grades, enhance your relationship". No. If you want to gain muscle, read up on weight training and buy a gym bench and some free weights. Then use them. If you want to enhance your career, study up and get relevant qualifications. If you want to improve your relationship, don't take the word of a middle-aged man from Texas or whoever writes these things… talk to your partner. If you want to improve your grades, then just read your textbook cover to cover, and make sure you understand it all.

        These guides just complicate things, when the answer to being competent in anything is to access the relevant knowledge, develop the relevant skills, and apply them diligently.

        • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 14:44

          Fair comment, but not everything we want in life can be achieved by that kind of information. What if your goal isn't any of the things you mentioned? What if your goal is simply to be happy and at peace? The self-help books that can help you in that area are ones like the one mentioned in the OP. And even if your goal is one of the ones you mentioned, then my initial advice still stands, reading about stuff and doing stuff are two different things. Cheers.

          • Ninternet on 26/02/2024 - 15:08

            @EightImmortals: My goal is to just die. The books are helping me a lot

            • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 15:35

              @Ninternet: Depending on your meaning that could be very good or very bad. Don't do anything you might regret. :) Otherwise, be nice to people and have fun (in that order) and nature will take care of the rest in due course.

              • Ninternet on 26/02/2024 - 15:40

                @EightImmortals: I was re-assured that everyone who wrote and read these books ends up dying, so I like my chances 🤞

          • axyh on 26/02/2024 - 16:34

            @EightImmortals: "Happy and at peace" can mean different things to different people. Nobody can give you a universal recipe for that.

            To me, "happy and at peace" means being secure and in a happy relationship. To feel that, I need financial security, which means I need a good job and secure employment. So I studied hard, did a PhD in software engineering, obtained a couple of decades of industry experience, and I feel pretty secure now. My relationship is happy, because I listen to my wife, talk everything over, and we never fight about money.

            So how did I find inner peace and happiness? I picked up a book on Bayesian probability in 1999 from the campus library and started studying.

  • bargainhunter on 25/02/2024 - 21:16
    +8

    The Japanese have a saying, "Fix the problem, not the blame." Find out what's funked up and fix it. Nobody gets blamed. We're always after who funked up. Their way is better.

    • Clipzero on 25/02/2024 - 21:32
      +1

      doesn’t really see that in practice.

    • Iluvfreebies-freeDel on 25/02/2024 - 21:52
      +3

      Sure, close down all courts.

    • Ozzster on 26/02/2024 - 01:30
      +1

      Yeah, some adventures during WWII and Fukushima never been admitted as someones responsibility, no apologies or compensations.

      • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 07:48
        -1

        Like ALL western people follow the wisdom teachings of the west you mean?

    • smartazz104 on 26/02/2024 - 08:32
      +1

      Sounds like something someone how causes problems would say /s

  • QuickdraW on 25/02/2024 - 21:34
    +10

    i'll wait for the anime

    • cheeksahoy on 25/02/2024 - 21:53
      +1

      I'll wait for unsatisfying live-action adaptation of the anime.

    • CptnObvious on 25/02/2024 - 22:47
      +3

      i'll wait for the hentai

  • Nubbin on 25/02/2024 - 21:57
    +22

    Interesting since the Japanese are notoriously overworked and unhappy

    • Palamedes on 25/02/2024 - 22:16
      +3

      Much like everyone else around the world :)

      • mon4rkh on 25/02/2024 - 22:56
        +19

        Australian work culture is not comparable to Japanese work culture

      • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 00:07
        +10

        Here it is different. We don't have a term for death by overwork. (karoshi 過労死). In Japan it is far too prevalent.

        In 2022, around 2,968 persons in Japan committed suicide due to problems related to their working situation in Japan. Occupational sudden mortality, known as karoshi ("death by overwork") is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese society.

        In my consultancy with corporate clients, I used play & psychoanalytic techniques to bring about change. The result was similar to this.

        On many travels in Japan, people discussed the devastating effects unrealized expectations & over work had on them & their communities.

        • ozbs25 on 26/02/2024 - 00:25
          +1

          It's not just Japan. It's bad across Asia.

          • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 01:06
            +8

            @ozbs25: Unwise to generalise across all of the 48 countries & vast area of Asia. There are so many cultural differences & expectations.

            I've ran a cross-cultural experiment into different work outcomes of people with very different collective (more traditional Chinese) vs individualist cultures at a Uni here.
            There was a significant difference in outcome in a low pressure task. Cultural expectations seemed the major factor.

            Even within Japan, it varies. Outside major cities, there would likely be a much lower incidence of karoshi.
            (Much city work is prone to long work hours, heavy workloads, lack of job control, routine and repetitive tasks, interpersonal conflicts, inadequate rewards, employment insecurity, and organizational problems could become psychosocial hazards at work. All seem to contribute.)

            In rural villages, unrealized expectations were reported as a major suicide risk. I spend most of my time there in the more relaxed rural & remote areas.

            • ozbs25 on 26/02/2024 - 01:14

              @INFIDEL: Yes well, again it's not just Japan. It is bad in some other Asian countries. Also it's supposedly bad in Sweden too.

              • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 01:29
                +2

                @ozbs25: This Deal was about Japanese philosophies.
                And this discussion, given those Japanese ideas… how Japanese are so stressed & dying in the workplace…

                I mainly know about the Japanese experience. And helping people realise what is important to them, resulting in great success in their lives.

                As the ILO found (above), the lack of personal control in their work is a likely factor in karoshi in industrialised Japan.

                That can happen anywhere.

                Combining that with certain cultural expectations, can lead to higher focus on productivity & possibly psychological stress. (And likely a greater propensity for karoshi.)

                [My Psychology experiment demonstrated, people from a Collective (traditional Chinese) culture who saw loyalty to the group & organisation as more important - had a much higher productivity during collective tasks, than those focussing on individual outcomes on the same task.
                "Social Loafing" was apparent in the more relaxed individualistic Aussies during group tasks…]

                From my experience, the principles outlined in this Deal, could bring about a change in a person's work & life, resulting in greater autonomy & satisfaction. The focus of my former work.

                That was what my clients reported. They no longer felt as if they were working & yet were very successful. Their family & social life improved dramatically.
                They left their job to find one that better fitted who they then understood they were, or were in a position to change work practices in their organisation.

                Worth trying…

              • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 04:27
                +2

                @ozbs25: Japan had the best known & longest recorded data available.
                Death from overwork has been reported since the 1970's in Japan. But was played down by Government & businesses.

                Reliable data from some countries is very difficult to obtain.
                Labour Unions that usually report abuse of workers may not be allowed.

                My South Korean friend (Government official & former Diplomat to Australia) used to tell me of very bad working conditions there. Their spouse was a Union organiser.

                I've observed working conditions in a few garment factories in China. Was not allowed to talk with workers.
                Conditions are not usually reliably reported.

                Foxconn suicides
                When workers at an iPhone plant in China suicided due to overwork, it became public. An embarrassment for Apple, who wanted more & more production to meet demand.
                From photos, the factory installed nets around the building to catch those suiciding!!

                • ozbs25 on 26/02/2024 - 11:42

                  @INFIDEL: I only brought up some of the countries as Karoshi is kinda well known but some of the other countries aren't really talked about as much. Some may think that it only really happens in Japan but that's not true.

                  • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 12:03

                    @ozbs25:

                    Karoshi is kinda well known but some of the other countries aren't really talked about as much

                    True. Its just best known about in Japan.
                    It was first observed there, so has been primarily researched there.

                    Even in Japan, it was not acknowledged for decades. So it is with some other counties now. It may risk your job… talking about it in some countries.

                    It's the downside to extremely dehumanising work practices - which can happen anywhere. (eg moving migrant workers away from support of family & friends, housed in tiny company dormitories, working long hours for often low wages…)

                    Post WW2 Industrialisation in Japan influenced by a new way of thinking from USA (increased efficiency & productivity), plus involvement of unions & ability for outsiders to more easily observe workplace culture there (more a fascination in the West)… meant it was observed in Japan.

    • TightAl on 26/02/2024 - 00:03
      +4

      Met a guy at a Donki,
      Interior designer. Wakes up at 7Am, gets home around 11PM. 6x a week.
      We different

    • ozbar on 26/02/2024 - 01:09
      +1

      You beat me to it. Japan has one of the highest suicide rate in the world.

    • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 07:49

      Maybe more of them should read the book instead of watching the TV?

    • l o l on 26/02/2024 - 10:01
      +1

      I am actually reading another Ikigai book at the moment, and it studies some groups of people around the world, including a village in Japan with the highest life expectancy in the world. Or something like that, I'm still at the beginning.

      It's all the usual basic stuff so far, live a simple life, care for the others, do daily low intensity movements (e.g. walking, gardening), eat well and don't eat much.

      I've been seeing a lot of this "village life" coming up lately, e.g. ways to redesign the suburbian neighbourhoods, fewer fences, more common areas and social life, and it does seem to make sense.

      Quite tricky to put into practice though.

      • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 11:12
        +2

        eat well and don't eat much

        Research on elderly in Okinawa (one of the longest life spans in the world) suggests the habit over generations of not eating past "80% full" is a major factor. When they move to Hawaii - eating fast food, their life expectancy falls dramatically!

        Was introduced to people there in their 90s - who look about 30 years younger.

        Eating the food they spend time growing (daily exercise), especially the purple sweet potato, is thought to contribute to Okinawan longevity (40% greater chance of living to 100 than other Japanese people).

        On a small island, met a woman of about 100 years, harvesting shellfish off rocks. She looked as people have done there hundreds of years ago. Little industry, & so much nature there.

        But there are many factors that lead to longevity. The Okinawan people are different to other Japanese, with different customs. They say they have "good heart" - a wonderful friendly people.

        Listening to traditional Okinawan music - always makes me happier. Everyone there seems to love the singing, drumming & dancing.

        • l o l on 26/02/2024 - 14:26

          Much better worded than my summary ;)

          • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 16:02

            @l o l: Like most of us, we've all got a lot to learn ;) That's what I love about travel.
            Enjoy your reading!

        • Ozzster on 26/02/2024 - 19:37
          -1

          Isn't one of the major factors for Japan's long life the lack of reporting, when families of the dead elders just hide the fact of death to keep getting their pensions?

          • INFIDEL on 27/02/2024 - 14:22
            -1

            @Ozzster:

            one of the major factors for Japan's long life

            BS😜😜
            To be a "major factor" in determining the longevity figure for the entire Japanese population, that would mean there were millions of cases of the fraud you claim!

            Guess the mathematical field of Statistics is not your strength😜

            A relatively small number of anomalies (outliers) in the recording of age of death in a large population (123M) has no significant effect on the average age of death figure for the entire population of Japan!

            Based on sensational claims like yours, in 2010 there was an investigation into pension fraud in those aged 100+ in Japan.
            That found about only 1% of recipients could not be found. Given people move, & I've known pensioners who live rough on the streets there with no fixed address & are hard to find, that's not surprising. The system was changed.

            Not having accurate recording of deaths in a country with huge disasters is understandable.
            13 years after the 2011 Tsunami, 2500 are still recorded as missing. As there are no remains & no funeral, families may not record those as dead.

            Yes, there have been some reported pension fraud by families. It shocked Japan as as it's very unusual.
            And incorrect recording of death.

            Anywhere there is a financial incentive not to inform authorities of a death - people will take advantage! It's happened here to collect welfare benefits!

            Sadly in places like Tokyo, people don't notice if the person in the apartment next door hasn't been seen in years! They're just been forgotten, not used for fraud. Family often don't even know where they are.
            "Lonely Deaths" (Kodokushi) there are an increasing problem.

            Researchers into the aging populations in Japan & elsewhere - look at small communities for their data, not broad national figures. They investigate the lives of aging locals. They don't relying on reports of death.

            Such as Okinawa I quoted above. In those small interconnected communities, the ability to cover up death of a community member is much harder!

            Many Blue Zones emphasize family and community, but bonding reaches its peak in this Japanese culture. Okinawans are supported by their moai, a small but tight-knit social circle meant to be there through all of life’s ups and downs, which provides social support strong enough to dull mental stressors and reinforce shared healthy behaviors. The result? A culture that boasts the longest-living women in the world, with many surpassing 100.

            So a pointless, sensational & incorrect claim!

            • Ozzster on 28/02/2024 - 02:01

              @INFIDEL:

              • Guess the mathematical field of Statistics is not your strength

              Tell that to Japan officials

              More than 230,000 elderly people in Japan who are listed as being aged 100 or over are unaccounted for, officials said following a nationwide inquiry.

              https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11258071

              To me, sound statistically significant. I thinkProfessor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo has a point, saying

              "Namely around 50 million pension records of social security were found to be floating, not having been
              integrated into the unified specific pension numbers. "

              https://cis.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/society/conference1001/…

              With pension fluctuations being aroung 30% of total population there is no surprise in 150-yo people considered alive. Even Godzilla may be recorded alive with such paperwork lol

              • It shocked Japan as as it's very unusual.

              Tell it to the Toko professor above.

              • INFIDEL on 28/02/2024 - 14:22
                -1

                @Ozzster: Your very out of date references don't support your sensationalised & incorrect claim that

                one of the major factors for Japan's long life the lack of reporting, when families of the dead elders just hide the fact of death to keep getting their pensions?

                Statistically your claim is utter nonsense!

                Anomalous data (outliers of very elderly in records) have very little influence on the average age of death figure with a large population size (123M).

                That is the beauty & simplicity of reporting mean figures - the effect of anomalies & outliers are effectively removed.

                That is taught in high school mathematics. Certainly was drummed into Undergrad Statistics students in my degree in Statistics & what I taught.

                Seems you are unaware of that well known statistical effect of averaging data. Back to school for you!

                It's a very different issue if people want to know about the oldest person (from the raw data recorded), or if the country's record keeping system is working correctly. But that is not what you are claiming!

                That is what your linked pieces were about. NOT average age of death of Japanese!! You are using information to support a claim unrelated to the articles!

                Your claim can not be supported by those links!!

                The 2010 BBC article was the main one I read & quoted from…

                As I responded from it: there was an investigation into pension fraud in those aged 100+ in Japan - in 2010!
                Only about 1% were not found, which is about what could be expected as I explained.
                Very different to the article "More than 230,000 'missing' Japanese centenarians".

                The 150 year old was discussed in that article. That anomalous record was due to poor record keeping & a system (very different to ours) requiring relatives to notify deaths.

                As I commented, Japanese don't want to record a person as dead, when they go 'missing'. Which likely explains most of those missing from the records since WW2.
                Systems have been changed since 2010.

                The second - a historical paper from 2009 is so out of date! Discussing There arose a serious pension record-keeping problem in Japan in May 2007.
                It doesn't deal with changes in the subsequent 15 years!

                Research carried out into longevity of communities in Japan (as I discussed my original comment) does not use national figures of average age of death anyway!
                It relies on locally verified data.

                That data supports the claim that Okinawa has some of the oldest people in the world. One of the few documented 'blue zones' for long life.

                • Quote from up to date supporting evidence!

                • Quote from articles statistically relevant to your claim.

                • Learn about the effect of anomalies & outliers on averages in large populations.

                Your ignorant claim is BS!!

                • Ozzster on 28/02/2024 - 18:49
                  -1

                  @INFIDEL: I don't know why you reply to me and my statistic skills if you shoulkd talk to the professor I referred above.

                  • It doesn't deal with changes in the subsequent 15 years!

                  Do you want to say that the data for 100-yo that has been missing and messed up suddenly got fixed retrospectively? No, I don't think it's possible to recover 50 millions of wrongs records done during the last century. You simply have no source for it. If you want to refer the recent changes to the recent data, I will agree, but this has nothing to do with elders, they always will be based on the old and messed data.

                  But the fact that you keep ignoring 50 millions of fluctuating records and call everything originating from official Japan sources BS means we have nothing to discuss here, you are not interested in facts.

                  • INFIDEL on 28/02/2024 - 19:58
                    -1

                    @Ozzster: What a laugh🤣

                    So you are a specialist in the very complex area of Japanese Pension & record keeping system for deaths…🤣🤣🤣
                    WOW! Race to Japan to make your fortune💰

                    you are not interested in facts

                    Oh I am😄
                    Seems you are only interested in anything that you misguidedly believe supports your pet theory of incorrect Japanese life span statistics. Without any real proof!
                    Sounds like a conspiracy theory😜

                    The question to you is…
                    why is this Japanese aren't that old conspiracy theory important to you??

                    All based on almost irrelevant information dealing with media reports of incomplete death records & an academic report on Pension irregularities from 2009/10!
                    (When this was a issue investigated in Japan.)

                    Even if you obviously don't understand what you are quoting about!!

                    I don't know why you reply to me and my statistic skills if you shoulkd talk to the professor I referred above.

                    Lol🤣 What statistic skills??

                    Why don't you ask him yourself & explain your pet theory of why Japanese people's longevity is a lie…
                    He's written papers on the effect of the growing number of elderly on the Pension & other systems in Japan.
                    Since you think he would agree with you🤣

                    The Economics Professor would simply reply the information on the irregularities of the Pension system in the paper you cite - was correct… 15 years ago! It's changed! Don't quote my research completely out of context! So why bother me!

                    You are misappling statistics gathered for a different field, not at all relevant to life span stats of Japanese. A basic mistake & a fail!

                    But the fact that you keep ignoring 50 millions of fluctuating records

                    For good reason…
                    50 million pension records of social security were found to be floating, not having been
                    integrated into the unified specific pension numbers                    …

                    Lol🤣 Do you even understand what you are quoting there??
                    Of course - you're a Japanese Pension expert🤣

                    That's just a major change to an old Pension system. Not the missing people you thought it was about!! So not at all relevant. I'm not surprised!

                    (Unifying Pension Scheme in Japan brings together a Single Scheme for Both Civil Servants and Private Employees)

                    Private employers were found to be not contributing for their employees. So may not be on the system. (A bit like avoidance of super contributions by dodgie employers here.)

                    The Japanese Pension has 2 tiers people can belong to. National Pension (kokumin nennkin)” and the “Employees' Pension (kosei nennkin)”.

                    'Missing' people on Pensions was investigated in 2010.
                    Only about 1% of those 100 or older on pensions weren't accounted for. But it is likely lower than that.

                    Research into aging Japanese - doesn't support your BS!

                    Your misguided comments just show you don't understand what you think you do😜😂

                    Luckily this is an area I enjoy.
                    Bye

              • INFIDEL on 28/02/2024 - 18:14
                -1

                @Ozzster:

                the lack of reporting, when families of the dead elders just hide the fact of death to keep getting their pensions

                Again your claim that fraud is the reason not to report missing persons is BS!!

                A quick search, & the reason for those 'missing' persons over age 100 would've been apparent.

                Was explained in an article around the time of your old links Tracking Down Japan's Missing Centenarians

                "Authorities believe most of these had died during war or national disasters, or had moved abroad."

                The main cause for incorrect records: ancient record keeping methods.
                Use of the koseki registry - family records dating back to the 19th century, not being updated by dispersed or missing families.

                "in a highly mobile society of single householders, where filial piety is a relic of the past, the koseki registry system seems to have broken down."

                BUT, "Oi and other authorities believe the problem has less to do with widespread fraud — despite the recent high-profile cases — than with a system that may have outlived its usefulness."

                What happens with a 149 year old 'missing' person?
                Removed from the records by a Court, when a family wanted to legally inherit.

                Declaration of a persons death without a corpse is up to the courts. As it is here. Requires the person to be missing for at least 7 years.

                A complex & expensive process. Usually the court is petitioned by a family member… If one exists.

                Family would mainly do that only if they wanted to inherit from the missing relative. So many wouldn't bother with the expensive process!

                149-year-old among missing people declared legally dead by courts

                "Missing people far beyond the age of Japan’s oldest confirmed living person are not declared dead until family or other legal entities file documents in court."

                "According to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, 50 missing people ages 120 and older were declared legally dead by courts in a one-year period from April 2021, far older than the nation’s oldest known living person, who is 115."

                "The oldest person declared dead was a 149-year-old man whose name was found when sorting through inheritance proceedings."

                "Municipalities may delete names of people ages 100 and older whose whereabouts are unknown ex officio for the purpose of sorting out family registers."

                Seems you don't understand the archaic systems in Japan! And how hard it is to change old customs.

                Or the research processes into longevity in communities there.
                That proves those Japanese have some of the longest life spans in the world.

                Take a trip into the rural, remote, or poor communities I've spent time in & you might realise how many very old people there are in Japan.

                It can be fascinating!

                Maybe worth a visit to gain an understanding, rather than posting your fanciful theories…

          • INFIDEL on 01/03/2024 - 16:49

            @Ozzster:

            one of the major factors for Japan's long life the lack of reporting

            Your claim is utter BS!!

            You just don't understand what you read & presented…
            But made a totally false & misleading theory based on it😜
            That's the basis of many false conspiracy theory claims!

            Tell that to Japan officials

            You blamed the Japanese for your misunderstanding & failed thinking - really??

            And criticised me for not accepting your misunderstanding of research & writing that is irrelevant to the field & calculation of Life Span!

            Life span / longevity is based on age at Death.
            That requires a record of Death as well as Birth.
            Which is not available in cases of the 'missing' people.

            So the longevity figure for the population is not affected by 'missing' peoples records of death or departure from Japan!

            They just are ignored in the national average calculation as there is no figure for age when they died!
            They can be considered still alive, which is therefore ignored in calculating life span!

            So your misguided claim is utter BS!!

            Whereas the Economics Professor's paper was about the effect on Pension System of 'missing' peoples records.

            Pensions are dependent on a person's age. Without a record of Death or departure from Japan, theoretically, a pension should be paid to 'missing' persons!

            It was also about the failure to integrate 50M old pension records into the new Unifying Pension Scheme in Japan by 2009.

            To which you said…

            To me, sound statistically significant. I thinkProfessor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo has a point

            Again Pensions have nothing to do with the calculation of longevity! But you ignorantly thought that supported your misguided theory😜😜

            And shows you know nothing of the importance of relevance of research to a topic (that was totally irrelevant!).
            And no understanding of statistics & what it means to be statistically significant😜

            He was not discussing or providing statistics for what you made up (as you claimed!)…
            You made up the false claim, not the Professor!

            You drew information from media & an Academic report into faults in the Pension system - which you obviously don't understand…
            to manufacture a false claim about a very different area - Japanese life span😜

            You just created a conspiracy theory, devoid of any actual supporting evidence!
            (Just writings on a very different issue in 2009, only important to the Japanese Government & Pensioners!)

            And tried to convince people of your false theory!
            Shame on you!

            (I used to assess the validity of research in Post Grad students papers. Yours was a FAIL!)

  • choseungjin on 26/02/2024 - 02:25
    +2

    This book is filled with random references that you can easily find on the internet. The term 'ikigai' itself seems to have been coined for the purpose of selling books. Don't waste your time

    • INFIDEL on 26/02/2024 - 04:35

      The term 'ikigai' itself seems to have been coined for the purpose of selling books.

      Not simply to sell books!
      It's an ancient concept, which has become popular. It can change people's lives.

      A way of focusing & becoming aware of who you are - similar to the use of psychoanalysis & other techniques in the West. Or mindfulness.

      Many Japanese see their work as an important extension of who they are. Not just a means of paying bills. It gives them satisfaction, happiness, & contentment. A joy to observe.
      "Japanese people believe that the sum of small joys in everyday life results in more fulfilling life as a whole."
      (But as Westerners, some will never understand. I can't help wondering if they make money from it.)

      Like making a cup of tea can be simply placing hot water over a tea bag in a cup, or a complex slow ceremony that takes years to master, that a culture seems to be built around…

      Haven't looked at this book. Have other sources.

      Lots of articles online, such as this overview of the origins & writings on ikigai https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20170807-ikigai-a-japan…

      • Meconium on 26/02/2024 - 10:42

        Lol, someone's drunk the calpis

  • nascent on 26/02/2024 - 02:41

    Definitely worth the price.

    • WatchNerd on 26/02/2024 - 07:38

      Cheaper than a Happy Meal at McDonald's.

  • hippo2s on 26/02/2024 - 07:31

    I don't see ebook purchase option

    • EightImmortals on 26/02/2024 - 08:05

      Look again, it's literally the first purchase option there.

  • choodi on 26/02/2024 - 09:05

    Yep, I'll be taking my advice from people with a high suicide rate and low job satisfaction.

    • WatchNerd on 26/02/2024 - 09:27

      Anthony Raymond doesn't sound like he's Japanese.

  • Kunny on 26/02/2024 - 20:29
    +1

    @grababargain
    The deal looks to be finished now OP, showing up as $11.99 for me. I missed out!
    Please make as OOS/expired

  • 6828 on 26/02/2024 - 20:42

    If only I looked at OzBargain this morning. :|

  • captbollocks on 27/02/2024 - 08:05

    Sold out?

    Now I'm unhappy.

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