How to Ikigai

Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life's Purpose

By: Tim Tamashiro

Narrated by: Tim Tamashiro

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's Summary

Ancient, time-tested wisdom: Okinawa, Japan, is a tiny, tiny island south of the Japanese mainland where people live their life's purpose every day. How is it possible for so many to live each day in such meaningful ways? The Okinawan concept of Ikigai.  

Magical reality come to life: David Michiels stuttered severely well into his adulthood. In clinical terms, his stutter was difficult to treat. But David started to work in a liquor store. Before long, his focus turned to one specific section of the sales floor: the scotch section. As he spent more of his days learning about scotch, he began to share his knowledge with customers. Eventually, David noticed that his stutter vanished when he talked to anyone about scotch. Over time, David's passion led to a new life. Today, he is a renowned whiskey expert, traveling the world tasting and purchasing whiskey on behalf of his employer. He feels his life is meaningful because of ikigai.  

A humble look at happiness: Bringing together an exploration of joy not unlike that of The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a look inward reminiscent of The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, and deep truths like those explored by Singer in The Surrender Experiment, How to Ikigai describes the concept of Ikigai with clarity and meaning.

©2019 Tim Tamashiro (P)2019 Tantor

This Book Can Truly Change Your Life

Incredible book filled with engaging stories, relatable stories, narrated by a wonderful author. I will be following his prescription immediately!

Phenomenal, yet simple

Thank you Tim for this very concise introduction to ikigai. I’ve listened to your narration twice in one day and will listen a 3rd time and make my notes and start my homework. I’ve read at least 100 or so books on PMA in the last 20 years from the classics to the newest ones and nothing has struck home like this philosophy has. Taking a deep breath and hoping this will be the key for me to find my meaning, my ikigai. Thank you

Great concept great book

Really enjoyed this exploration of Ikigai. Lots of food for thought. Well written and thoroughly enjoyable listen. Thanks Tim!

Easy on the mind

This book doesn’t deliver outstanding new methods to life but it does give you an insight into a life without regret. Simply put find your life purpose.

Enjoyable food for thought

Some good stories and real-life examples in this book. I’ll definitely go through a few times to check my ikigai

I was looking for a book about Ikigai

I found this more biographical than about the concept of Ikigai. It was good if you like a biography. Personally I was looking for a book about a Ikigai.

Can get as much info from a 5 minute yourself video

Sort of a biography/principles of ikigai. It was ok to fall asleep to but not particularly helpful in any way.

Self indulgent

The author clearly enjoyed writing the book but I am not sure how much everyone else does. He discusses the principle of Ikigai but instead of going deeper into it, he over elaborates on examples. His suggestions of taking a gap year etc would e totally unworkable for the majority of people. This book seems to be for well off people who are ungrateful and bored.

Nice, but still not sure of how I can find my Ikigai

Good book, it felt more like telling many little stories and part of his own.