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“A donkey that is tied to a post by a rope will keep walking around the post in an attempt to free itself, only to become more immobilized and attached to the post. The same thing applies to people with obsessive thinking who become more trapped in their own suffering when they try to escape from their fears and discomfort.” (Ikigai Quotes)
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“Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.”
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“Artists know how important it is to protect their space, control their environment, and be free of distractions”
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“As a rule of thumb, remind yourself: “Rituals over goals.” The happiest people are not the ones who achieve the most. They are the ones who spend more time than others in a state of flow.”
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Ikigai
“Concentrating on one thing at a time may be the single most important factor in achieving flow.”
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Ikigai
“Essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
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“Even those who claim to be good at multitasking are not very productive. In fact, they are some of the least productive people.”
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Ikigai
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
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“Existential frustration arises when our life is without purpose, or when that purpose is skewed.”
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“It is much more important to have a compass pointing to a concrete objective than to have a map.”
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Ikigai
“Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you.”
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Ikigai
“Metabolism slows down 90 percent after 30 minutes of sitting.”
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“Morita likened emotions to the weather: We can’t predict or control them; we can only observe them.”
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Ikigai
“Morita therapy focuses on teaching patients to accept their emotions without trying to control them, since their feelings will change as a result of their actions.” (Ikigai Quotes)
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Ikigai
“My secret to a long life is always saying to myself, ‘Slow down,’ and ‘Relax.’ You live much longer if you’re not in a hurry.”
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Ikigai
“Okinawans live by the principle of ichariba chode, a local expression that means “treat everyone like a brother, even if you’ve never met them before.” It turns out that one of the secrets to happiness of Ogimi’s residents is feeling like part of a community.”
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“One way to reach a state of mindfulness is through meditation, which helps filter the information that reaches us from the outside world. It can also be achieved through breathing exercises, yoga, and body scans.”
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Ikigai
“Our ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning.”
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Ikigai
“Presented with new information, the brain creates new connections and is revitalized. This is why it is so important to expose yourself to change, even if stepping outside your comfort zone means feeling a bit of anxiety.”
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Ikigai
“Stoicism, which centers on the idea that there is nothing wrong with enjoying life’s pleasures as long as they do not take control of your life as you enjoy them. You have to be prepared for those pleasures to disappear.”
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“The easiest way to check if there is enough variety on your table is to make sure you’re “eating the rainbow.” A table featuring red peppers, carrots, spinach, cauliflower, and eggplant, for example, offers great color and variety.”
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Ikigai
“The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
Ikigai
“The happiest people are not the ones who achieve the most. They are the ones who spend more time than others in a state of flow.”
Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
Ikigai
“There is a tension between what is good for someone and what they want to do. This is because people, especially older people, like to do things as they’ve always done them. The problem is that when the brain develops ingrained habits, it doesn’t need to think anymore. Things get done very quickly and efficiently on automatic pilot, often in a very advantageous way. This creates a tendency to stick to routines, and the only way of breaking these is to confront the brain with new information.” (Ikigai Quotes)
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Ikigai
“There is no future, no past. There is only the present.”
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Ikigai
“To be able to concentrate for a considerable amount of time is essential to difficult achievement”
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Ikigai
“Training the mind can get us to a place of flow more quickly. Meditation is one way to exercise our mental muscles.”
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Ikigai
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. —Aristotle”
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Ikigai
“When confronted with a big goal, try to break it down into parts and then attack each part one by one.”
Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
Ikigai
“When doing business in Japan, process, manners, and how you work on something is more important than the final results”
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Ikigai