Héctor García and Francesc Miralles on SummaryShelfhttps://summaryshelf.app/authors/h%C3%A9ctor-garc%C3%ADa-and-francesc-miralles/Recent content in Héctor García and Francesc Miralles on SummaryShelfHugoen-usFri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Lifehttps://summaryshelf.app/ikigai/Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://summaryshelf.app/ikigai/<p>The people of Okinawa mostly don&rsquo;t retire. In villages like Ogimi they keep tending gardens, meeting friends, and doing the work that gives them joy well past a hundred. What holds it all together is <a href="https://japaneserituals.com/ikigai/">ikigai</a>—your reason for being, loosely translated as &ldquo;the happiness of always being busy.&rdquo; García and Miralles set out to learn why these Blue Zone elders outlive nearly everyone, and the answer has less to do with medicine than with four humble habits: purposeful work you never fully quit, gentle movement all day, friendships that last a lifetime, and stopping before your stomach is full.</p>