Michael Wilkins
Oct 20, 2020

Hi Nguyen. Sorry I wasn’t trying to give you a hard time. I like Ikigai but just my opinion of living in Japan for 20+ years. Of course a few people practice ikigai but most people are working themselves to the bone and putting their personal desires off out of a sense of duty to their company, family, or community. Maybe I’m misunderstanding Ikigai but I’m not seeing it in daily life in Japan. But definitely the diet part is right for most people most of the time.

Michael Wilkins
Michael Wilkins

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Originally from the West Coast of Canada. Living and teaching in Kobe, Japan since 2000.

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