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Welcome to ikigai, a Japanese mind-set that will change your life. Ken Mogi, a Japanese expert and best-selling writer, reveals all about this mysterious and fascinating miracle that is at the heart of Japan's record-breaking long life, astonishing appreciation of sensory beauty and inherent mindfulness. It is extraordinary that Japanese men's longevity ranks fourth in the world while Japanese women's ranks second. But perhaps this comes as no surprise....

Nagomi represents a state of being where both 'bad' and 'good' things live in harmonious and beneficial co-existence. Every life will have joys and sorrows, opportunities and misfortunes. Understanding and accepting this is important, but nagomi takes it one step further by showing you how to balance all of these experiences, both positive and negative. Best-selling and internationally celebrated author Ken Mogi delves into Japan's history, into its traditions, its society and also into neuroscience to adapt the concept of nagomi for a Western audience.

Gleichermaßen anschaulich wie fundiert erklärt der Neurowissenschaftler Ken Mogi anhand von inspirierenden Lebensgeschichten und wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen die japanische Philosophie, die hilft, Erfüllung, Zufriedenheit und Achtsamkeit im Leben zu finden. Er gewährt zudem tiefe Einblicke in die japanische Kultur, in der das Verständnis von ikigai allgegenwärtig ist. Japaner trachten danach, ihr ikigai und damit Sinn und Freude im Leben zu finden.