Ikigai For Teens: Finding Your Reason For Being
- Publisher : Scholastic India
- Publishing year : March 2022
- Binding : Hardback
- ISBN : 9789354712098
- Imprint : Scholastic
- Age Group : Young Adult
- Language : English
The Japanese people say everybody has an "Ikigai," or a reason to live. Some people have found their Ikigai and are awar ...
The Japanese people say everybody has an "Ikigai," or a reason to live. Some people have found their Ikigai and are aware of it. Other people have it inside but have not found it yet. This concept, Ikigai, is one of the secrets for a long, active, and happy life.
It is no accident that this Book is in your hands. It has come looking for you because you are ready to carry out a mission - the most fascinating journey of your life. This journey has no map because the territory has not been explored before. It is a brand-new mysterious world you alone can discover as you walk through it. You will sometimes wonder what to do or even feel lost, but it's worth carrying on because there's a great prize waiting for you at the end: your reason for being!
Héctor García is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a decade, and of Spain, where he was born. A former software engineer, he worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan, where he developed voice recognition software and the technology needed for Silicon Valley startups to enter the Japanese market. He is the creator of the popular blog kirainet.com and the author of A Geek in Japan, a #1 bestseller in Japan.