Financial Freedom gives you an opportunity, not to retire and relax, but to burn yourself in things that you love doing.

It explains how it is an alternative to Psychotherapy (which I have been doing weekly for 4 years) - it is similar but different as it shows clearly in a table format.

Just read Ikigai and quite enjoyed it and was about to review but can only rate and review for these three books which includes the Hygge book which I found awful. Francesc Miralles (Author) Francesc Miralles is the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of books about how to live well, together with the novels Love in Small Letters and Wabi-Sabi. There are certain things in life we can't change no matter how hard we try so it is better not to fear about it, and if something that ruining your life then try to stay away from those factors. Discover the Japanese secret to a long and happy life with this internationally bestselling guide to ikigai.

It is a Japanese concept that shows us the beauty of fleeting, changeable and imperfect nature of the world around us. In these chapters, the author very intelligently describe the secret of longevity along with the diet, culture, jobs, living styles and hobbies of the Super-Centurions of the Okinawa island. Why do some people never get bored or frustrated repeating doing the same things over and over again? The one thing that struck me positively about the book (and hence the two stars, instead of one) was the pace of it - of lack thereof. If hygge is the art of doing nothing, ikigai is the art of doing something - and doing it with supreme focus and joy.

Alongside Héctor García, he was welcomed to Okinawa in Japan, where the inhabitants live for longer than in any other place in the world. Dealing with new situations, learning something new everyday, playing games, and interacting with others seem to be effective anti aging strategies for mind. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A wise person should not ignore life's pleasures, but should always remain conscious of how easy it is to be enslaved by them.

The chapters were clear and concise and for what looks like a small book it was PACKED with knowledgeable information from psychologists across the world. The lessons of how to not worry in situations, how to take each task at a time and do it your own pace carefully enjoying it, how to be resilient, how to be antifragile.Okay, I agree to a point, but my fashion consists of Denver Hayes and/or Dockers for clothing and I've been decluttering for a while now, so there's not much need for fancy furniture.

Okinawa has the highest life expectancy in Japan, and it is remarkable considering the fact that it was one of the worst affected provinces after WW/II. He is the author of the bestselling Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life; translated to 57 languages, has the strange honor of being the most translated book ever originally written in Spanish language. I was intrigued by the simplicity and calming tone it offers, and it captured my attention till the end. It that feeling when you are sharing good, comfort food with your closest friends, by candle light and exchanging easy conversation.

We feel we can do so but what is actually happening is that we are switching between many tasks very frequently. Biography: Hector Garcia (Author) Hector Garcia is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a decade, and of Spain, where he was born. Most of the things mentioned are things that make sense and I already knew from documentaries, books, medicine or real people!