Seven Japanese Concepts for a Happy Life
1. Ikigai
It is the concept of having “a reason to live” or “a reason to jump out of bed in the morning”.
It is advised to have a purpose for your life and your every single day would be joyful and meaningful.
2. Shikata ga nai
It is a concept of letting go of the things that you can’t change. It is always ideal to remove focus from the thing we have no control over and shift it towards the areas we can change.
3. Wabi-Sabi
The concept explains that nobody is perfect and imperfection is beautiful so do not be harsh on yourself.
You should be able to embrace your imperfections because they make you unique.
4. Gaman
Tough times can evoke multiple emotions in us which we should be able to harness and calmly weasel out of the situation without panicking or getting nervous.
5. Obaitori
This concept refrains you from comparing yourself to others as everybody has been leading a different life journey.
Just focus on your journey while measuring your progress.
6. Kaizen
The concept suggests you improve in every area of your life and even a small change every day shall count towards making a bigger impact in your life.
7. Shu-Ha-Ri
The concepts suggest that there should be 3 stages of knowledge acquisition which are as follows:
Shu: Learn the basics from your subject teacher
Ha: Integrate the learning from your teacher into practice
Ri: Start innovating, experimenting, and applying your learnings to different situations.
~ From the web ~
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