IKIGAI: The Japanese Philosophy of the Good Life

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @dL-ky2rp
    @dL-ky2rp 3 роки тому +690

    I hate how much I love the idea of boiling down the whole ass purpose of my life into a Venn diagram

    • @lcyj7878
      @lcyj7878 3 роки тому +32

      Considering the fact that many of us are just numbers, I consider a venn diagram an upgrade.

    • @776Mine
      @776Mine 3 роки тому +20

      @@lcyj7878 ok doomer

    • @strg_hirst547
      @strg_hirst547 3 роки тому +1

      I ss it so I could fill it out bc it’s an interesting concept and I wonder if it will help me

    • @Kingof-zy7hz
      @Kingof-zy7hz 3 роки тому +2

      Lol wonder would it be more interesting if instead of everything being broken down into circles it was broken down into hexagons?

    • @dL-ky2rp
      @dL-ky2rp 3 роки тому +8

      @@Kingof-zy7hz hexagons are the bestagons after all

  • @PointySword
    @PointySword 3 роки тому +266

    “Unique to Japanese culture.”
    Lao Tze stares at you from a corner, Marcus Aurelius tapping his shoulder.

    • @chaunceyvandoren9254
      @chaunceyvandoren9254 3 роки тому +43

      I suddenly feel like a philosophical savant simply because I understand this joke. Thank you, Señor Garcia, for you have validated what little hope remains for the noodles in my skull

    • @katzback24
      @katzback24 3 роки тому +4

      Lao Tzu was before Marcus Aurelius

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 3 роки тому +13

      I think he meant a unique japanese perspective

    • @kenm2364
      @kenm2364 3 роки тому +1

      Victor Frankel-Man's Search for Meaning.
      Joseph Campbell-"Follow your Bliss"
      No, the concept is not uniquely Japanese.

    • @mitscientifica1569
      @mitscientifica1569 3 роки тому

      Yes it is a great philosophy in that produced:
      The Rape of Nanking (1937), also known as the Nanjing Massacre
      The Bangka Island Massacre (1942): Slaughter of Australian Army Nurses
      The Bataan Death March (1942)
      The Sandakan Death March (1945)
      Murder and cannibalism on the Kokoda Track (1942)
      Conscripting women for sexual slavery in Japanese Army brothels (1937-1945)
      Mutilation and murder of Dutch civilians in Borneo
      Murder and cannibalism - captured American pilots

  • @burieddeepbetween
    @burieddeepbetween 3 роки тому +348

    We could sure use a few more stock brokers painting happy little trees instead of sad sharp red lines.

  • @sargis_02
    @sargis_02 3 роки тому +56

    It's so funny when the volume goes up and your voice changes when you're advertising the sponsor. It's like your inner discontent over having to advertise them, but also knowing that it's the only way of keeping these videos going

  • @xbob808x
    @xbob808x 3 роки тому +17

    この動画作ってくれてありがとう。ユーチューブで日本の哲学についてなかなか話し合い論じ合わないので感謝です
    Thank your for making this video. Japanese philosophy is not often talked about and discussed on UA-cam so I'm thankful.

  • @lucqq3792
    @lucqq3792 3 роки тому +59

    there is a manga called Ikigami which discusses this topic. very very good too

    • @sasquatchkidPS3Xx
      @sasquatchkidPS3Xx 3 роки тому +11

      Isn't that the one where the people are scheduled to die by the government

    • @lucqq3792
      @lucqq3792 3 роки тому +3

      @@sasquatchkidPS3Xx yep!

    • @slim-esumit7497
      @slim-esumit7497 3 роки тому

      Is it related to shinigami?

  • @8balljunkie
    @8balljunkie 3 роки тому +9

    I've read close to 50 hardcore freud, jung, Schopenhauer, kant, hegel, goethe cos of your little animated videos. Thankyou for the motivation. Even though psychology is depressing, reading depressing stuff makes you feel not alone in this world. Thankyou ❤

  • @nukenative8001
    @nukenative8001 3 роки тому +4

    Hey I just wanted you to know in case you read this comment your video on depression helped get me started on my road to dealing with the worst existential dread and depression I had ever experienced after the worst year of my life. Since watching that video and the one on absurdism it helped me deal with the pain of that year it really turned my life around to they point where I'm not freaking out all the time about the future and finding more perfect moments in everyday life. Part of me thinks those videos helped save me. Just thank you so much please keep up the amazing work

  • @JD-jl4yy
    @JD-jl4yy 3 роки тому +54

    This really speaks to me. I'm having a really hard time finding my way in the world. There's so many things I'm interested in and want to pursue, but actually finding the right path, it's hard work man...

    • @tspeakstlives
      @tspeakstlives 3 роки тому +2

      I'm in the same boat with you, dude

    • @1075Marijavera
      @1075Marijavera 3 роки тому

      Same here :/

    • @chemquests
      @chemquests 3 роки тому +6

      Take it from an older guy…there’s no one right path. The angst of trying to find it is pointless. Just pick a path & see what’s there. You can always change direction later & you’ll undoubtedly learn something.

    • @JD-jl4yy
      @JD-jl4yy 3 роки тому

      @@chemquests thanks man

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU 2 роки тому +1

      @@chemquests I did it in a similar way. Was into music, started a band. Turned out having a band is really hard work.
      I also liked drawing and writing, so I got into art. I succeeded pretty well, did that for about ten years until I figured out it would be really hard to make a living out of it (and it's mentally exhausting to be creative day in, day out).
      So now I'm busy doing animal care and I feel like this is what I was "meant" to do all along, partly because it was my child's dream to become a veterinarian. I can still play my guitar (to the horror of everyone hearing me play) when I'm bored, I can still be creative and partake in exhibitions or publish a book with my friends' publishing company without the dread of being picked up by a gallery or flopping financially because buys my stuff, I just do them for my pleasure.
      I also don't have to wonder what would have become of my life if I did choose to do something else, because I actually tried all the things I imagined myself doing for a career. I'm pretty satisfied with how my life is turning out and it's giving me so much peace of mind.
      For anyone wondering: I'm only 30, so it's not like you can only achieve this by the age of 50 or smth lol

  • @irishkelly2062
    @irishkelly2062 3 роки тому +116

    Before I talk you off that ledge...
    Let's thank our sponsor:
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  • @eugechaves7151
    @eugechaves7151 3 роки тому

    the combination of your soft voice, smooth jazz and the answers other people have found to the questions that haunt me daily and that I thought no one else did is my new remedy. honestly, thank you. greetings from uruguay.

  • @johnberuk9376
    @johnberuk9376 3 роки тому +6

    This is amazing, please present more philosophers from different parts of the world and cultures, there’s a lot of forgot ones

  • @ZGFyZG8g
    @ZGFyZG8g 3 роки тому +3

    Im glad my teacher played one of your videos during class, because it made me discover your channel.

  • @mystiverse
    @mystiverse 3 роки тому +15

    I adore this idea. Great video, dude!

  • @ItsChurchieYall
    @ItsChurchieYall 3 роки тому +4

    Last night I was thinking about your videos while I came to terms with the fact that I've been going through an existential crisis for at least a whole year now so this video couldn't have been published at a better time :D

  • @villentretenmerth11
    @villentretenmerth11 3 роки тому +63

    Sounds like the Dao with extra "do work" and "there is a set meaning of one's life, that one must discover and adhere to" steps

    • @PokeWeekly
      @PokeWeekly 3 роки тому +2

      Sounds just about japanese

  • @alecmaclean564
    @alecmaclean564 3 роки тому +1

    Good to see you uploading this often, don’t burn urself out.

  • @TheIrishreble
    @TheIrishreble 3 роки тому +8

    Whats a better birthday present than a new Sisyphus video?

  • @sansamman4619
    @sansamman4619 3 роки тому +6

    If you look at things in a clear mind you will realize that what you love, what you are good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs are all the same thing.
    If you have a personality, you will be good at something (or have a talent for something)
    Naturally, you will be rewarded for being good at this thing (whether extrinsically or intrinsically) -unless the people around you were born to spite you-
    And whether you can be paid for it or not is a matter of creativity, getting to know people and not giving up, getting better 1% every day, you will most certainly find this. -if you have parents you can live with them until like age 23-25 and get better without having to spend so much money, have a temporary job that doesn’t take away much of your time so you can help your parents etc, unless what you are pursuing is the weirdest thing in the world you will be valued for the job experience and all the knowledge you have accumulated it only takes some time -
    The world will pay for what it needs, the environment will play an i portent role of course, but for most people, you can decide what environment you put yourself in, make it a goal to change your world to one that better appreciates you.

  • @tappoff
    @tappoff 3 роки тому +3

    I finally get out of bed and what do I find.. a Sisyphus video, cool

  • @ritz5102
    @ritz5102 3 роки тому +3

    I'm Japanese. Of course there are various ways of defining the concept, but for me Ikigai is something worth dying for.

  • @Phantomilian
    @Phantomilian 3 роки тому +9

    Can we get a video on Ram Dass? Would love to see how you tackle a character like Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)

  • @pikaotikkoala9326
    @pikaotikkoala9326 3 роки тому

    i'm so glad i discovered your channel

  • @Wowowowowowowo
    @Wowowowowowowo 3 роки тому

    Sisyphus put the beatify of artistic simplicity in a difficult time in my life.
    Preciate it.

  • @brycestewart4717
    @brycestewart4717 3 роки тому +1

    Video starts at 1:30 after the ad
    Get that bag tho

  • @ryansmith4213
    @ryansmith4213 3 роки тому

    Nice video, glad you're posting

  • @SOSU_G
    @SOSU_G 3 роки тому +5

    I love your videos, they helped me, thanks

  • @thesun564
    @thesun564 3 роки тому +1

    These videos are gold

  • @philurbaniak1811
    @philurbaniak1811 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this guidance 😊👍

  • @wikiccwaqas111Wikicc
    @wikiccwaqas111Wikicc 3 роки тому

    I think ibn-khaldun and his philosphy about ignorance and knowledge. I will be waiting for that video

  • @turampurty1776
    @turampurty1776 3 роки тому

    When the ad is so well made.

  • @ConspiciousCultist
    @ConspiciousCultist 3 роки тому

    3:42 Same, stickman, same.

  • @yoy4629
    @yoy4629 3 роки тому

    daaaaaamn you already uploaded this why didn't i know?!

  • @chathafakap1830
    @chathafakap1830 3 роки тому

    Best channel on youtube

  • @Xenowave
    @Xenowave 3 роки тому

    This dude just cannot miss.

  • @LisaS1
    @LisaS1 3 роки тому

    Great, helpful video, thank you! Plus I love your animation!

  • @nikevisor54
    @nikevisor54 3 роки тому

    Big yes. Thanks for the video

  • @ARYANJCE
    @ARYANJCE 3 роки тому

    I love your work man plz keep doing this stuff

  • @kxraprojvids7547
    @kxraprojvids7547 3 роки тому

    my favorite philosophical youtube's, explains with stick figure visuals. and i'm not even mad

  • @dangeissler125
    @dangeissler125 3 роки тому

    Babe new sisyphus upload

  • @trykdragon5519
    @trykdragon5519 3 роки тому

    Hey, Nice...'aint seen ya in a while. Not sure if I blame UA-cam or if you were just busy with life. Great to see a new video either way. Thanks Bro. };}]~

  • @toukosiren9004
    @toukosiren9004 3 роки тому

    Love your content, keep up the good work!

  • @MG-cw4rw
    @MG-cw4rw 3 роки тому +1

    I know you are depressed but I love you

  • @xMXWLx
    @xMXWLx 3 роки тому

    is it bad that i go to sleep and wake up to that existential crisis?

  • @davidaIano
    @davidaIano 3 роки тому +1

    I just took 3g of Golden Teachers a few hours ago. I understand life. I love living and I can't wait to die whenever :)

  • @grmpEqweer
    @grmpEqweer 3 роки тому +2

    Wow, Sisyphus, this is all really interesting.
    Feeling a deep sense of meaning and purpose when you're running around harming other people...🤔

  • @hellsing507
    @hellsing507 3 роки тому

    I would love you to do a video on Antonin Artaud

  • @e_0033
    @e_0033 3 роки тому +1

    someone gay me a whole book abt this but watching this video seems like a better way to learn abt it

  • @trykdragon5519
    @trykdragon5519 3 роки тому

    "Dog Swap" Now there's a show I would watch. Make it happen Sisyphus! Lol

  • @mokongthe3856
    @mokongthe3856 3 роки тому

    I think I'm more of a "Iki-Die 行きダイ(Go Die)"

  • @QuantumQuibbles
    @QuantumQuibbles 3 роки тому +2

    “Eudaimonia” is pronounced you-die-mo-nee-ah 🙂 that is all, keep up the great work!

  • @igormichetti
    @igormichetti 3 роки тому

    that ad tho, damn.

  • @kyledamons4242
    @kyledamons4242 3 роки тому +4

    Saw a book about it at a bookstore. It's seems pretty fascinating😌

  • @andydai2262
    @andydai2262 3 роки тому

    Ngl dog swap does sound like a pretty good idea for a show

  • @amandasmith4089
    @amandasmith4089 3 роки тому

    Damn Sisyphus

  • @mirokunn7821
    @mirokunn7821 3 роки тому +1

    One of the worst experiencws is to not be able to see your favorite show 😂😂

  • @CloroxBleach-mh5mk
    @CloroxBleach-mh5mk 3 роки тому

    It's time I got back to the good life

  • @nebula9339
    @nebula9339 3 роки тому +1

    What would go into the “what can you be Need for” area?

  • @Chino_Shorts
    @Chino_Shorts 3 роки тому

    Hello. I love your channel and it’s work. In regards to the sponsor, maybe move it to the end of the video that way it doesn’t interrupt the flow. Maybe say “this video was sponsored by VPN, more on that later” if you have to mention them at the beginning.

    • @chemquests
      @chemquests 3 роки тому

      He gets paid if we sit through the ad, which won’t happen if it’s at the end. He’s doing it right & I understand if you don’t like it

  • @Survivor-gu8gc
    @Survivor-gu8gc 3 роки тому

    I love your content keep it up :)

  • @bart4412
    @bart4412 3 роки тому

    Can you do Miguel De Unamuno?

  • @lasse.mp4
    @lasse.mp4 3 роки тому

    Does anyone know where the city at 5:25 is?

  • @Dan-ud8hz
    @Dan-ud8hz 3 роки тому

    1. "Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation."
    2. "The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person."
    3. "A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses."
    4. "Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake."
    5. "A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person."
    ― The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (Cipolla)

  • @BelieveInUrself93
    @BelieveInUrself93 3 роки тому +58

    A sponsor has never felt more out of place in a video lol. I understand you gotta do what you gotta do but.. this just really disrupted the flow here.

    • @freshnigiri
      @freshnigiri 3 роки тому +17

      it’s hilarious in an ironic way

  • @taitaisanchez
    @taitaisanchez 3 роки тому

    What about Keynes philosophy on the good life?

  • @potatomasherr
    @potatomasherr 3 роки тому

    This right here

  • @garrettviola8298
    @garrettviola8298 3 роки тому

    I love these type of videos but UA-cam dosent want to recommend them to me, any recommendations from you guys of watch I should watch?

  • @le.davidarguello
    @le.davidarguello 3 роки тому

    thx

  • @Phi792
    @Phi792 3 роки тому

    the antisocial aspect is a cool idea :0 learned sth new ^^

  • @fleshmotorcycle9427
    @fleshmotorcycle9427 3 роки тому

    Decent album

  • @potassium1311
    @potassium1311 3 роки тому +14

    thanks for another existencial crisis (:

    • @konan8353
      @konan8353 3 роки тому

      It's not even that existential

  • @jirojapandaily6751
    @jirojapandaily6751 3 роки тому

    It’s really interesting
    You seem enjoy a lot
    Have fun always

  • @mrbanyuwangistorytime633
    @mrbanyuwangistorytime633 3 роки тому

    I’ve been saying for a week “I wish soMeone would post a video on this0

  • @aydc6740
    @aydc6740 3 роки тому

    can u make a vid on ryunosuke akutagawa

  • @michaeladams6019
    @michaeladams6019 3 роки тому

    Maybe a look at the book of five rings? Marital philosophy

  • @cabe2074
    @cabe2074 3 роки тому

    My ex used to talk about this, it really is interesting.

  • @shanesmith734
    @shanesmith734 3 роки тому

    Do one on Terrence Mckenna

  • @rotshepherd3817
    @rotshepherd3817 3 роки тому

    Abiotic (Band) brought me here

  • @deanian3128
    @deanian3128 3 роки тому +1

    y 480p?

  • @Jaybird196
    @Jaybird196 3 роки тому

    Please, do one on wabi-sabi :) . Thanks.

  • @Sven925
    @Sven925 3 роки тому +5

    So this is what that word my weeb friends keep saying means

  • @BloodhoundNax
    @BloodhoundNax 3 роки тому +27

    Something the average Japanese person does not experience.

    • @SF-wx8fy
      @SF-wx8fy 3 роки тому +3

      Well yeah the way Ikigai is framed is almost sort of a critique of the ultra homogenous idea that we all have role to play in society and we must play it but we need to find a passion and a mission and flow. We have to find a state of being that so long as it doesn’t harm the well being of the others around us that allows to reach this presence in our own life and being a salaryman and listening to your boss and your elders most of the time isn’t involved in that.

    • @lombardi4
      @lombardi4 Рік тому

      you wouldn’t know about that

  • @patrickhuber8630
    @patrickhuber8630 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting to me since I'm an occupational therapist

  • @Heberhtcito
    @Heberhtcito 3 роки тому

    Is your ikigai helping people sharing knowledge?

  • @flochartingham2333
    @flochartingham2333 3 роки тому

    The pic of The Son of Sam as an example of anti-social gives me pause about what I have been trying to learn about philosophy watching this channel. How many other times have the examples been to an extreme? Anti-social is a whole range of attitudes starting with the basic cause to be social. If someone uses a social occasion, including and most likely a personal, one on one association, to benefit themselves while leaving someone else at a loss, this is being anti-social.

  • @776Mine
    @776Mine 3 роки тому

    cool

  • @spencerlee4410
    @spencerlee4410 3 роки тому

    reminds me of eudaimonia slightly

  • @caleb_artzs2533
    @caleb_artzs2533 3 роки тому

    So a Weezer album?

  • @chciken
    @chciken 3 роки тому

    Never understood 生き甲斐 to mean this tbh

  • @Rompelstaump
    @Rompelstaump 3 роки тому +2

    Hello! Thank you for the wonderful content. My favorite video is "THE MOST SAVAGE PHILOSOPHER OF ALL TIME" ua-cam.com/video/d7aWla3cwNg/v-deo.html
    My favorite part of this video was the music, but I loved the narration as well. The subject material was explained in a very helpful way. Great work. This one deserves multiple views as a chill thing to put on in the background for passive learning and entertainment.

  • @user-zd3nv2bp5j
    @user-zd3nv2bp5j 3 роки тому

    480p

  • @Vitorruy1
    @Vitorruy1 3 роки тому +7

    I think this whole concept is dangerous, it gives young people the idea they are supposed to find some deep meaning from the get go instead of focusing on experimentation and being aware.

    • @dennisdeslager3382
      @dennisdeslager3382 3 роки тому +4

      You can experiment, to find out whether you like doing that thing in the moment, by being aware (:

  • @naturalistmind
    @naturalistmind 3 роки тому

    but the u.s government doesnt have very good internet security, i mean, uh, i plead the fifth.

  • @shounak1715
    @shounak1715 3 роки тому +3

    What are your thoughts on anti natalism ?

  • @toxices5064
    @toxices5064 3 роки тому

    Do Mao Zedong

  • @philodemic8797
    @philodemic8797 3 роки тому

    Is ikigai just the indian version of Dharma

  • @tyronef1798
    @tyronef1798 3 роки тому

    What if you didn’t make videos

  • @bohemianprince7944
    @bohemianprince7944 3 роки тому

    Your voice too quiet

  • @whatamidoingwithmylife4108
    @whatamidoingwithmylife4108 3 роки тому +3

    I disagree with the involvement of the what you can be paid for part in Ikigai, what you can be paid for is essential to sustaining a comfortable level of living but that doesn't help one in the pursuit of meaning in their life, and may actually hinder one's efforts. What one can be paid for is often something that they have little or no passion for and is just a waste of valuable time slaving away for monetary gain, instead of something actually meaningful, and fulfilling to the individual. It should most likely be removed as it doesn't have anything to do with meaning in life, but only chains one to ultimately meaningless busywork to them, when they should be attempting to make the most of their lives and time that they'll never have back.

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 3 роки тому +1

      We cant all be painters and poets, someone has to clear roadkilled deers off the road.

    • @weetbix4497
      @weetbix4497 3 роки тому

      @@Vitorruy1 Tbh I'd do that if people were willing to pay me for it

  • @jazzling
    @jazzling Рік тому

    i like 123movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!