Name: The Japanese Formula For Happiness - Ikigai
Uploaded: 2019-01-21T08:50:03.000Z
Duration: 6 min 46 s
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improvement pill here. we all want to be
happy but the majority of us have no

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idea what to do. should we focus on
making more money? should we focus on

pursuing our passions? should we give up
all of our material possessions and

become a monk in the mountains? everyone
seems to have a different take on it so

in today's video I'm gonna give you a
definite answer by showing you guys a

proven formula that has actually been
around for hundreds and hundreds of

years of formula for happiness see the
Japanese have a concept called iki guy

which roughly translates into a reason
for being and in order for you to be

happy you need to spend your time doing
something with iki guy you need to have

a purpose for being here but this is
easier said than done because there are

four components that you need to check
off in order to achieve iki guy and

without all four you will never truly be
happy the first component is that it

needs to be something that you love we
all have things that make us feel good

things that make us stop thinking for
short periods of time to just be present

and aware of what's happening right now
in front of us the more technical people

will call this flow state but the
majority of us call it love that's why

so many of us enjoy the arts drawing
dancing singing reading because it takes

us into the state of bliss where we feel
good and are focused on the task in

front of us that's why some of us fall
in love with one another because being

with that person allows us to forget
about all the other problems in our

lives at least momentarily I don't need
to get into too much detail about this

component because we know in our gut
when we truly love to do something it's

a feeling that we humans all share the
second component for iki guy is a little

bit more tricky it needs to be something
that the world needs see we've been

hardwired to feel good when we know that
we're needed in a community back in the

day when we were hunters and gatherers
this was easy everyone played an

important part the cook was just as
important as the hunter the Builder was

just as important as the caretaker back
then whenever you put in work you could

see the immediate positive effects your
efforts had on others but this isn't the

case nowadays most of us work in offices
being given small roles in a massive

company where even if we work our butts
off it's hard to see the positive

effects our work has on the rest of the
world it feels like our work isn't

really helping anyone it feels like if
we quit our job one day no one would

even care because to be honest nothing
would change you need to find something

that the world
something that you can do that will

create a visible positive effect on
those around you the third component for

Iggy guy is that it needs to be
something that you can get paid well for

now I know I know right out the gate
some of you are automatically going to

say something like Oh improvement pill
you don't need money in order to be

happy but let's be real money is what
puts a roof over your head food in your

mouth and clothes on your body without
enough of it you're gonna spend the

majority of your time stressed out of
your mind wondering how you're going to

get by and it's not enough to just be
making some money you need to be getting

paid well enough to live a comfortable
life so it really depends on where you

live for example you could live like a
king off of 30,000 USD a year in some

countries but in a place like New York
City that would barely be enough to

cover your rent if you're not making
enough money to live without stress then

you will never achieve happiness the
fourth and final component you need to

have in order to achieve a key guy is
that it needs to be something that

you're good at now this doesn't mean
that you need to be born with talent

this actually means that you're able to
put in the time and effort in order to

get better at the skill let's say for
example you want to become a

motivational speaker when you first get
started you're terrible you have stage

fright you should stand or a lot you
forget what you're supposed to say but

over time as you practice more and more
you start to overcome these obstacles

you start getting applause from the
audience that's what it means to be good

at something not to be good from the
get-go but to be able to overcome

obstacles and improve at this skill this
overcoming of obstacles creates a very

fulfilling feeling inside of you which
is why it's such a crucial component of

a key guy now the interesting thing
about this Japanese formula is that you

can tell where you are in life and what
you need to work on by looking at the

components you have so far if all you
have is something that you love and are

good at then you have what's called a
passion people who fall into this

category are all the aspiring singers
and aspiring artists the main thing

stopping you from being happy is the
fact that you aren't getting paid enough

for your skills nobody seems to notice
your talent if you find yourself in this

category then you need to focus on
marketing yourself so that you can start

getting paid well on the other hand if
you have something that you love and you

can see how the world needs it then you
have what's called a mission a lot of

people who fall into this category are
the amateur bloggers and activists who

talk about things like saving the planet
or going vegan these are people who want

to see positive change in the world but
unfortunately they aren't good enough at

actually be able to convince people to
join their cause if you're in this

category then you need to focus on
getting better at your craft figuring

out how to convince people instead of
just stating your opinion loudly now if

you're someone who has something you get
paid well for and are good at then you

have what most people in the world have
which is a profession that boring

nine-to-five job that pays the bills
what's stopping you from happiness is

the fact that you don't love your work
or see how any of this can actually make

a difference in the world if you find
yourself in this category then you need

to try out new things and figure out
what it is that you truly love doing and

finally if you get paid well and it's
something that you know can help the

world then you have what's called a
vocation a good example of a vocation

are professors they get paid decently
well and their job does have a positive

effect on the world right they're
raising the future generation but they

often fall into the bad habit of
teaching the same things every single

year which stalls their improvement if
you find yourself in this category the

main thing you need to make sure you
have is that you are constantly getting

better at your job constantly
challenging yourself to improve remember

guys in order to be truly happy with
your life you need to achieve a key guy

you need to be spending your time doing
something that you love that you can get

better at that pays well and that the
world needs without all four you will

always feel like you're missing
something inside of you one of the best

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