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Hi, I'm Malika Rao. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday morning. So like I have a total

soft spot for these kind of trendy self-help books that are based often on a really fun Japanese

concept. I came across this concept called Ikigai through one of these sweet little hardback

books which I think just completely demystifies the human relationship with work. It's a compound

of two words. Ikigai means life or alive and Kai is a result or the fruits. And it's really

about a sense of purpose that then produces a very real momentum to live. The way I remember

the book had this like really handy pie chart where when you're trying to think what is

it you should do? What is your path? What is this work that will give you purpose? It's

like something that you are good at doing or enjoy doing, something that you can get paid

for and something that is good for the world, makes the world even marginally a little better

contribution. And if you can find something that hits those three things, whatever that

work might be, whether it's home making, child rearing, teaching, writing or making a ton

of money on Wall Street. If you feel a sense of purpose, you can find something that hits

those three things that will probably be a very purpose-filled endeavor. You should be

happy. You should feel good. You should feel valued. And if you don't, it's not necessarily

like a big overhaul, but like small adjustments maybe can sometimes be useful. If you know

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