Ikigai
2024-02-09
2024-02-09
A few things worth noting from (García et al., 2017)
Also see [[2023-09-02-Ikigai]]
p.65: Focus. Find distraction free environment and control what you’re doing.
p.70: Ganbaru. Persevere, stay firm by doing your best.
p.75: To maintain flow, have a meaningful challenge and work to overcome.
p.78: Studio Ghibli follows traditional methods (not digital), drawings are made by hand.
p.85: Concentrate on rituals rather than goals.
Find flow in everything you do.
Mundane things have a flow where you can train your brain.
Challenging things will have you enter a state of flow where you solve problems and arrive at pleasure arousing moments, but this is not about reaching goals, it’s all about the process of enjoying the process itself.
Focus on simplicity, protect your time, stay in touch with those who are alike.
Your time to yourself is your ritual where you cultivate your wellbeing.
Meditation will train your brain for deeper focus and clear your mind of all clutter.
Repetition is the key to mastery, i.e. mastering your mind as well as your craft.
Find the flow or better create your flow.
p.103: Try Orion beer, an Okinawa original.
p.109: Shinto means “the path of gods”.
The main religion in Okinawa: Ryukyu Shinto, combines elements of Chinese Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Shintoism.
p.122: No train system in Okinawa, this encouraged people to walk and cycle.
They eat less than 10 gr. of salt, which is below that of Japanese government’s recommendation.
p.125: Hara hachi bu: Be still a bit hungry when you finish your meal.
Western meals are served in courses sequentially whereas Japanese meals are (usually) presented all at once, small portions on the table. (supposed to help avoid eating too much).
Eat fewer calories, an ancient practice for more than nine centuries.
p.127: Fast one or two days a week (consume fewer than 500 calories). 5:2 diet, eat normal 5 days, fast 2 days in a week.
p.128: Jasmine tea reduces blood cholesterol.
Sanpin-cha: a mix of green tea and jasmine flowers.
p.130: Drinking white or green tea every day can help reduce free radicals in bodies.
p.130: Shikuwasa is citrus fruit, extremely acidic, impossible to drink without diluting with water. Taste is between that of a lime and a mandarin orange.
Eliminate refined sugar and grains. Avoid cow’s milk and all its derivatives.