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Ikigai 生き甲斐

A reason for being

/ ee-kee-GUY /

Japanese
#lifestyle #philosophy

The concept of having a reason to get up in the morning — the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.

Posted by wordsmith · 1 week, 5 days ago
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lexie 1 week, 5 days ago

This is one of my favorite words! I use it all the time.

linguaphile 1 week, 5 days ago

Adding this to my vocabulary immediately.