The Japanese Formula For Happiness - Ikigai

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  • @ResourceTalks
    @ResourceTalks 6 років тому +2292

    *You don't need money to be happy, but money sure does take away a lot of the things you can be UNHAPPY about.*

    • @jade9995
      @jade9995 5 років тому +35

      Buying and eating ice cream stop problems for a while, but it can’t remove it

    • @ankitshrivastav2000
      @ankitshrivastav2000 5 років тому +48

      Money does not solve problems, the security it brings, actually brings happiness, money is a means to achieve it.

    • @colinyoung3685
      @colinyoung3685 4 роки тому +10

      You need money (a store of value) to not be a parasite, you consume energy by living which has a production cost. Money doesn't have to be paper notes, it has been shells etc. in the past as long as two parties agree anything can be money, money makes barter more effective as you can skip many steps of direct barter that used to be required.

    • @sanjeevsharma4231
      @sanjeevsharma4231 4 роки тому +3

      You can not buy happiness but yea money solves problems and if you enjoy your work then it' s just heaven

    • @notcyfhr
      @notcyfhr 4 роки тому

      I think it was more of money isn’t needed for happiness as in you can’t buy out but you do need to feel safe if you feel unsafe like your gonna go bank rupt or injured they trigger the same response of fight or flight so it’s not actually the money/being comfortable it’s feeling safe your not going to be changing all over the place

  • @dotsolution2357
    @dotsolution2357 6 років тому +1461

    Well, my work is taking care of people who are suffering from dementia. So maybe I don't change the world, but I change the world of those people. I love my job, its a wellpaying job. I think I found happiness

    • @tonylind5255
      @tonylind5255 6 років тому +154

      Helping people is definitely something "the world" needs. I dont think the point is to affect the entire world, but to do something that benefits more than just yourself. I think you got it ;)

    • @weloveit24
      @weloveit24 6 років тому +36

      I'm so happy you love your job. My grand father died from dementia and I always though people didn't like that jobs

    • @dotsolution2357
      @dotsolution2357 6 років тому +37

      @@weloveit24 i really love my job, seeing those people happy is amazing. Yes, maybe they'll forget it in 5minutes but hey, they we're happy and that feeling is something they'll feel all day eventho they don't know why. Make a person with dementia happy, he'll stay happy for a while.

    • @user-is3yn7xr4c
      @user-is3yn7xr4c 5 років тому +1

      Human World

    • @TheMegaredkirby
      @TheMegaredkirby 5 років тому +5

      Dot Solution it seems like you’re doing very well for yourself but there’s one thing that caught my attention. You said you “think” you found happiness. That uncertainty makes me think there’s possibly something you’re not quiet happy with or are missing. Possibly a re-evaluation could help find the uncertainty.

  • @kumarpriyanshujha
    @kumarpriyanshujha 6 років тому +2604

    But what if you have no interest in anything.
    *Existential crisis intensifies*

    • @AM-fh7ek
      @AM-fh7ek 6 років тому +147

      Priyanshu Kumar you need to try new things... You'll never try everything so you better get to work 😆

    • @japanimated9683
      @japanimated9683 6 років тому +34

      Im in that state right now, what ive doneis try new things, do things out of the ordinary and see how you feel. If that means job hunting, travelling, joining out of this world clubs so be it.

    • @Messi10947
      @Messi10947 6 років тому +20

      Okay existential crisis is real but ..but now you are here even if it's pointless . Then you have a bunch of activities that make you feel good and give a some sort of meaning . Well get busy doing these activities

    • @beardman490
      @beardman490 6 років тому +20

      Do nofap

    • @tomastotori5600
      @tomastotori5600 6 років тому

      @@osse1n how to find ourself?

  • @arindammukherjee021
    @arindammukherjee021 5 років тому +480

    Whoever screenshotted the IKIGAI technique raise your hands. XD
    Screenshot Part : 5:35

  • @Rien--
    @Rien-- 6 років тому +3325

    The Western Formula For Happiness - Heroin

    • @AM-fh7ek
      @AM-fh7ek 6 років тому +15

      Rien lol, where do you live ?

    • @rahulkapoor_
      @rahulkapoor_ 6 років тому +7

      And not to forget for girls it FINDOM 😂 Or maybe calling everyone who doesn't agree with them a misogynist , doesn't apply to all obviously

    • @AM-fh7ek
      @AM-fh7ek 6 років тому +3

      Improvement Pill Its not nearly the same in eastern Europe, I wouldn't know for the west, but here you won't be getting opioids for back pain or anything like that.

    • @paperEATER101
      @paperEATER101 6 років тому +3

      nonsense

    • @Randelliciouss
      @Randelliciouss 6 років тому +1

      Rien not money?

  • @jonfanai3639
    @jonfanai3639 6 років тому +630

    If you're reading this, i hope and wish you are happy 😊

  • @ye9803
    @ye9803 6 років тому +3651

    japanese people achieve ikigai by creating anime

    • @shrutitrivedi6704
      @shrutitrivedi6704 6 років тому +140

      The happiness comes from lewding anime girls

    • @dmitriiandreev8320
      @dmitriiandreev8320 6 років тому +75

      You made 6 mistakes in the word hentai

    • @gianniszacharopoulos5725
      @gianniszacharopoulos5725 6 років тому +40

      But it's not always a well-paying job

    • @edi9892
      @edi9892 6 років тому +40

      I think you meant issekai. That's another form of escapism...
      Although, I wouldn't mind changing my current life with that of the supreme ruler of Nazarick...

    • @justanotherpoweraddict7918
      @justanotherpoweraddict7918 6 років тому +1

      @@edi9892 But can you bone?

  • @yacinesallemine5577
    @yacinesallemine5577 6 років тому +248

    Holy shit, I'm reading the book "the happiness equation " and I'm reading the part where he talks about Ikigai as you posted this video XD

    • @MrWnw
      @MrWnw 6 років тому +2

      whats the book about? :)

    • @EkszEnvy
      @EkszEnvy 6 років тому

      That's how these videos are made :D

    • @EkszEnvy
      @EkszEnvy 6 років тому +2

      @@osse1n What is that

    • @EkszEnvy
      @EkszEnvy 6 років тому

      @@osse1n Coincidence?

    • @EkszEnvy
      @EkszEnvy 6 років тому +2

      @@osse1n I have noticed it when I'm in tune with my self, so when I'm doing the work that I know is important.

  • @bikromjitganguly9817
    @bikromjitganguly9817 4 роки тому +6

    This is from the book IKIGAI... you said everything right..I have completed reading this book yesterday and today you tube recommended this video .. first time youtube did something right...... thank you.

  • @DrAdnan
    @DrAdnan 6 років тому +203

    It’s cool how other cultures have many solutions to modern problems.

    • @prajwalsharma5877
      @prajwalsharma5877 6 років тому +5

      Dude earlier I saw your comment in med school vlog

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 2 роки тому

      Bro, you are one step away from people giving you a 69

  • @shawarmageddonit
    @shawarmageddonit 6 років тому +360

    "The people who said that money doesn't bring you happiness didn't know where to go shopping."
    -- Gertrude Stein

    • @-funmemes-9759
      @-funmemes-9759 5 років тому +6

      Ikea perheps lol.

    • @HusXX
      @HusXX 4 роки тому +1

      @@joelthehole1767 LOL

    • @LazyAdventurer101
      @LazyAdventurer101 4 роки тому +14

      I think that the people who said that money is not important are either jobless idiots or really rich people fooling everybody else

    • @aaaAAA-vr2hv
      @aaaAAA-vr2hv 4 роки тому +9

      @@LazyAdventurer101 true
      Money brings happiness because you don't have to constantly worry about starving, and if your hungry you get irritated and are not happy. + Taking cold showers and no heating is pretty bad.
      But people forget you have to work for the money. For example, my mother works all day, and never has time for anything. Even when she's on a break she constantly worries about working and can't enjoy what she works for. I would rather work part time and be somewhat poor than full time and be richer. But people that say that money doesn't bring happiness and you should stay where you are are just trying to step on others to not get competition.

    • @EZM7
      @EZM7 3 роки тому +1

      @@aaaAAA-vr2hv but you said it yourself your mom has money and isn’t happy. Money relieves you from financial stress, yes, but that doesn’t make you happy, it just makes you not stressed about basic needs. Happiness comes from the relationships you have with other people like love or friendship, and it also comes from purpose too. Doing what you love doing. you can be one of the richest people on the planet but if you hate your job so much you’ll never be happy. In fact, you’ll end up with bad spending habits, buying things you don’t need to make up for how unsatisfied you are with your life and before you know it you’re drowning in debt and your back to square 1 with financial issues. Yes, money is an absolute necessity but being rich isn’t. And if you become rich by doing something you love that’s fucking awesome.

  • @lorence426
    @lorence426 2 роки тому +1

    I talked to a customer today and they recommend this one for me. I appreciate it a lot. I forget her name but she is very lovely and deserved the whole world

  • @nicholasramirez930
    @nicholasramirez930 4 роки тому +762

    This is actually a misinterpretation of what Ikigai is. This is a western interpretation to help those find purpose in the world. If this works for you then thats okay.
    The true meaning of Ikigai as the Japanese envision it, is to find beauty in the little things. This can be as simple as enjoying the sun rise, or sweeping the dust off of your porch.
    Finding joy in the mundane promotes the joy from within.

    • @maxezaz7694
      @maxezaz7694 4 роки тому +15

      100% :)

    • @autumnr9628
      @autumnr9628 4 роки тому +9

      I love this!

    • @andik70
      @andik70 4 роки тому +8

      Thanks. I was wonderng if ikigai (as career choice) was a thing in Japan. To me it looked like students after graduating tried to get hired at the best (largest) company that would take them.

    • @guillaumenadeau
      @guillaumenadeau 4 роки тому +13

      @ don't be difficult lmao

    • @TenshinhanIsKing
      @TenshinhanIsKing 4 роки тому +7

      @ you’re not funny

  • @pinkyheart6251
    @pinkyheart6251 5 років тому +18

    Being in a relationship is stressful, talking to people is annoying, going out is waste of time so I decided to be alone and concentrate on my job to pay the bills

    • @BiebsMyFlawless
      @BiebsMyFlawless 3 роки тому +2

      This is me. Mind asking what job are you doing?

  • @itsyara8050
    @itsyara8050 5 років тому +43

    I have so much potential, I see the world in a different way, and I have so much talent. BUT I’m always scared to show myself, to put myself out there, I wish I can show people what I can do, maybe just maybe, I will have a chance to have a better life.

    • @arindmaharit2575
      @arindmaharit2575 4 роки тому +1

      i can relate to that❤️

    • @aiswaryabr5171
      @aiswaryabr5171 4 роки тому

      Believe..you will💜💜💜🌻🌻

    • @luckydee2145
      @luckydee2145 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, trust me, everyone can change the world... and if it's only a tiny little piece.

  • @w1llums575
    @w1llums575 5 років тому +83

    My boy Mob there in the thumbnail. He’s improving himself

  • @stephaniedonst5309
    @stephaniedonst5309 2 роки тому +4

    Just want to say this. Last year I really struggled with my buisness and was financially broke. I decided that I would work at my brother buisness and become financially independent. I can't explain how much happier I am now. while in the future I want to quit and become a full-time photographer I realize now that with financial stability I can make better and quality decisions for my buisness while being happier, actually taking care of my health now, and love the process of making art. U don't have to figure out your ikigai right away, but taking small steps to get you there will make u happier.

  • @michellebgriffin
    @michellebgriffin Рік тому +1

    This is my go-to video on IKIGAI. I've sent it to dozens and dozens of people in the past few years.

  • @AD-zp4pd
    @AD-zp4pd 6 років тому +9

    1:41 well back in the days of hunting and gathering, there actually wasn’t a lot of specialization of labor as mostly everyone did the same thing, but with start of agriculture we would start to see this change, with different people having different roles. Just a small little note I thought was worth mentioning, you are still correct in saying that everyone’s job was important and you could easily see it’s impact.

  • @PoonamSuwasia
    @PoonamSuwasia 16 днів тому

    This video perfectly captures the essence of ikigai! It’s the kind of inspiration iblive ai could transform into a beautiful visual journey.

  • @maryjosephine6744
    @maryjosephine6744 6 років тому +10

    I think this is the best Ikigai explanation I have ever seen.

  • @siderminerkgl8193
    @siderminerkgl8193 6 років тому +3

    I have the book. I bought it 2 months ago. I definitely recommend it. Its a little boring at the start you ll start yawning but try to edit your environment so you are paying attention even to the lil details. I am happy for sending those 11€ now I'm spending more about these kind of books.

  • @wisdomcompassion5060
    @wisdomcompassion5060 4 роки тому +2

    Bliss(happiness) is real ikigai of all.
    1.Doing what you love(that work which give you enjoyment)
    2.Doing what you in perfect(that which work give you enjoyment, that work will autometically perfect)
    3.Doing which give you money(that which work is perfect, that work give you money autometically)
    4.Doing what world need(from money you can fullfill the other people,s what they need).
    From fullfillment other need, you get love from people.
    From getting love, you will be fullfill by bliss of love.

  • @norkci8090
    @norkci8090 5 років тому +2

    This is one of the best videoes I have watched in months! It just make so much sense! Thank you for another job well done Improvement Pill! More Power!

  • @GabrielGorbach
    @GabrielGorbach 6 років тому +4

    Anyone from *Germany/Austria or Switzerland* here, that loves this Channel as much as I do?😂
    Ich kann gar nicht beschreiben, wie viel ich hier auf diesem Kanal gelernt habe ... Einfach nur unglaublich!
    Mein Mindset, ja mein ganzes Leben wurde verändert durch diesen Kanal👍
    Lg DENKEN Zwei Punkt Null

  • @niaomicoombs6747
    @niaomicoombs6747 5 років тому +219

    Ikigai = lofi music

  • @xsmileygorlx4379
    @xsmileygorlx4379 5 років тому +6

    This video just gave me a ton of clarity👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Densoro
    @Densoro 5 років тому +35

    This was really nonjudgmental! You didn’t act like somebody’s a loser because they’re missing a piece of this, and I really appreciate that!
    I have a passion and a mission for treating people well, but ripping customers off pays better in the short term so that’s what employers are looking for /: Just seems like one should be compensated better for helping people, so they can live long enough to continue treating people right.

  • @jackerythewinter_1297
    @jackerythewinter_1297 6 років тому +554

    depressed af while watching this video

    • @teargrande5581
      @teargrande5581 6 років тому +9

      same

    • @Nonco-1
      @Nonco-1 6 років тому +18

      it's okay because we have the same pfp

    • @khier-eddinehennaoui9783
      @khier-eddinehennaoui9783 6 років тому +11

      My guess is that's u new here,if its the case i was also depressed af in last summer and tbh this Chanel helped me a lot Well at least its was the first step, if u want to be better try watching All his video and learn from them , i also recommend to learn from Jordan B.Paterson if u want to ask anything else i am glade to help you (^^).

    • @memeland1528
      @memeland1528 6 років тому

      Recommendation is on point

    • @porkchoppeaches
      @porkchoppeaches 6 років тому +2

      That’s because this is really bad advice. Please don’t listen to him at all.

  • @rajshree16026
    @rajshree16026 5 років тому +4

    The best way to be happy is to pretend that you're happy and eventually you will forget that you're pretending......
    Got this quote from a show .....
    And it's really true.....

  • @avdueshgautam6799
    @avdueshgautam6799 5 років тому +5

    This is Phenomenal and mind blowing
    This representation also gives some crucial definitions for which I am searching for
    Thanks

  • @youngcouplefarmerenthusias9159
    @youngcouplefarmerenthusias9159 9 днів тому

    I love the concept of this book. Somehow gives me an idea on what might be my preparations for the future. This has really helped me find purpose and direction

  • @_M27_
    @_M27_ 6 років тому +32

    You know what would really make me happy?
    Sittin' on the dock of the bay watching the sunset with a glas of cognac appreciating how my life's been

  • @iLtWorld_Nhims
    @iLtWorld_Nhims Рік тому +1

    Thank you sooo much for sharing!!! 💙💙💙

  • @trym2121
    @trym2121 5 років тому +3

    Ikigai.. it's nice for habitual foundation. If you can be happy without reason, you are beyond the system.

  • @BrianAndersonTT
    @BrianAndersonTT 6 років тому +1

    Wow... couldn't believe there were such few popular videos about this until 2019. This is the only no-cringe, highly inspirational and practical concept I am thoroughly confident in sharing with others.

  • @AmericanAccentMastery
    @AmericanAccentMastery 6 років тому +23

    Great vid! I especially liked the finished diagram that ties it all together:)

  • @shua_the_great
    @shua_the_great 6 років тому +1

    If I can help one person, then I've done well. Nothing brings me more joy then knowing that I've helped someone. :)

  • @twiggyjali
    @twiggyjali 6 років тому +89

    My day job fulfills about half the diagram, and my hobbies take care of the rest. Because of my particular nature as a person, I would hate having all my income being based on my creative outlets; they would become just another job.
    Also goes to say that not having debt vastly improves your chance of attaining ikigai 😉 But Ikigai in my situation is not and should never be one all-encompassing thing, and I feel like you should have mentioned that. Because sadly, not all of us can be world-class whittlers of artisanal spoons, or kimono painters, or whatever, and still survive in our parts of the world. Balance is vital.

  • @marietadanielyan1982
    @marietadanielyan1982 9 місяців тому

    There are many components in Ikigai that just feel right for me. It feels like I had always been looking for these key elements and wanted to hear it from somewhere else. Now finally I heard all I needed to hear and want to start practicing the elements in Ikigai. First off, finding something you love to do, doing something the world needs might feel small, but then they hit in the long run big time. Then there's the component of money, which I think is very important and agree on its role of happiness. These key elements of Ikigai - passion, mission, vocation, and profession - they're like the building blocks of a happy and fulfilling life.

  • @saltycrackers4460
    @saltycrackers4460 4 роки тому +4

    I saw a tiktok about this and I didn’t know it was a formula to happiness.

  • @jamesshaw3850
    @jamesshaw3850 4 роки тому

    Omg. Finally a short video that explains how the process works. Thank you for posting your video from buffalo NY

  • @sylendraws1249
    @sylendraws1249 6 років тому +196

    The Thumbnail makes me think of Mob from Mob Psycho 100

    • @gar7672
      @gar7672 6 років тому +3

      season two is out bro hyyyppe

    • @Wafa-bf4nv
      @Wafa-bf4nv 6 років тому +6

      I was looking for this comment

    • @nirv2796
      @nirv2796 6 років тому +1

      SylenDraws exactly

    • @davidpmendez4321
      @davidpmendez4321 5 років тому

      Same

    • @davidpmendez4321
      @davidpmendez4321 5 років тому +6

      The video is like the main focus of Mob Psycho 100

  • @thomasnorton4015
    @thomasnorton4015 5 років тому +1

    Great advice! The more I listen to Improvement Pill the more a realize and real and great his advice is! Awesome Content!

  • @incomeforlife6205
    @incomeforlife6205 6 років тому +9

    Hey! Great Video, thank you for sharing good info to everyone!🔥

  • @AndressaOliveira-pe3st
    @AndressaOliveira-pe3st 5 років тому +2

    the dedication you put in your videos is so clear, so thank you! you're doing an amazing job.

  • @vincentlang8456
    @vincentlang8456 6 років тому +15

    Dude, I can't thank you enough for neatly and memorably summing up all these components about this wonderful concept called ikigai for us... I hope the ones who feel like I do, find their path for ikigai in 2019...

  • @seabirthasane732
    @seabirthasane732 4 роки тому

    You gave me all the answers i was seeking.. Thankyou...

  • @animestatuscreator1452
    @animestatuscreator1452 2 роки тому +3

    Ikigai is the best concept I've ever Heard before
    Ikigai is the way of stay active and focused on your goal even you're in any condition 💯
    I'm reading this book but I fall in love with this word just in first chapter
    People should read such motivating stuffs really I am happy that i reading it
    IKGAI 🤞💕

  • @f1ibraaa
    @f1ibraaa 4 роки тому +1

    This is a great video, it really breaks down ikigai so everyone can understand. Nice!

  • @darkkame
    @darkkame 6 років тому +4

    This gives more anxiety than being worried about happiness.

  • @salmank1773
    @salmank1773 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @adityar981
    @adityar981 6 років тому +143

    *I am on NoFap Day 13, started from Jan 1st this year! All because of ur video* Thankyou!
    Btw NoFap is great! I am as happy and Active as never before!
    I hope to do this for atleast 1 year without relapsing!

  • @anassheikh1567
    @anassheikh1567 4 роки тому

    One of the best channels on youtube.

  • @MH-mj3sf
    @MH-mj3sf 6 років тому +474

    Hey, I love your channel! I was wondering if you knew any strategies on how to let things go. I can't seem to get over things and they weigh me down 😂 thanks if you read this!

    • @MH-mj3sf
      @MH-mj3sf 6 років тому +22

      @@ImprovementPill my friend left me for a couple of months to be with other people and shes talking to me again, and apologized for it. I keep thinking people are going to leave me again and it freaks me out a little.

    • @ajiteshrai4242
      @ajiteshrai4242 6 років тому +19

      @@MH-mj3sf Start Working on yourself , have goals and hobbies , have good relationship with your family and socialize then you would feel confident and the fact that if anybody leaves you won't bother you.

    • @polinaa5896
      @polinaa5896 6 років тому +18

      @@MH-mj3sf thing is, we think that people are rational but they're not. They do irrational and strange things. So don't focus on anyone focus on yourself. Figure out who you are, what you want, what path is bringing you fulfilment. And go walk it. People who are "yours" will meet you along the way :)

    • @MH-mj3sf
      @MH-mj3sf 6 років тому +1

      @@polinaa5896 Thank you so much :) I'll try my best to do so

    • @MH-mj3sf
      @MH-mj3sf 6 років тому +1

      @@ajiteshrai4242 Thank you for the advice, I'll do my best to work on myself :)

  • @nazimazimi
    @nazimazimi 5 років тому +1

    Very interesting comparison and well said.. you are so right there are so many of us depressed, unhappy and suffer depression.. Recently a young man jumped from 16 floor killed himself due depression.. This incident had huge impact on my soul I thought i had to do something to help those are unhappy or suffering so after intensive research I came up with 50 ways to happines and started posting them on UA-cam.. I truly appreciate this type of work because 1 million commit suicide according to world health organization every year.. keep it up.

  • @rryase
    @rryase 6 років тому +3

    "We know in our gut when we truly love to do something" I am not human.

  • @moritzschroder
    @moritzschroder 6 років тому +1

    damn, i was thinking about making a video about ikigai myself, but now must realise that you already made one. you are always one step ahead...

    • @conexos2007
      @conexos2007 6 років тому

      Do one shorter easy to watch bc I can't understand all this long videos and I don't have time

  • @Unlucky13ification
    @Unlucky13ification 6 років тому +30

    I took a screenshot of that venn diagram. It's probably the most important one I've ever seen in my life

    • @alwintan1707
      @alwintan1707 5 років тому +3

      Me too. It's brilliant. All the best to you in achieving your ikigai. 😄

  • @TheMochaExpress5359
    @TheMochaExpress5359 6 років тому

    Always love your videos,I don’t comment much but you certainly have an impact on my growth. Cheers!

  • @jungkookswife9402
    @jungkookswife9402 6 років тому +3

    Love it! Really good videos, I’m going to try studying for law school now lol

  • @unthinQTV
    @unthinQTV 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for taking your time to improve other peoples lives.

  • @sagestation7831
    @sagestation7831 2 роки тому +11

    My only gripe with this video, and this may just be up for interpretation is that Ikigai is not finding "happiness." It's about finding fulfillment, or about finding purpose. In most of the Japanese literature I have read on the subject, that's how it's framed. And I think western culture naturally equates that to happiness... which is why it gets swapped out. Maybe to some, those terms are interchangeable - However, for me, happiness, and fulfillment and purpose are all important and also all very different. I would not say you will never be "truly happy" @0:42 without all four components. Moreso, you may not be complete, but I still believe that while incomplete, someone can still be truly happy.
    So I would just be careful of using the terms happiness and purpose and fulfillment interchangeably like you do.

  • @RYOKUBE
    @RYOKUBE 5 років тому +2

    This is beautiful, thank you.

  • @GuyMahoney
    @GuyMahoney 6 років тому +57

    "Everybody has something that makes them happy!"
    You underestimate my depression.

  • @NatyRechene
    @NatyRechene 4 роки тому +2

    I LOVE THIS VIDEO! WOW! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You're such a great at summing it 💙💙💙

  • @jacobawojtowicz
    @jacobawojtowicz 6 років тому +87

    All of your points are things people may want. Hardly universal. Look at Buddhists "formula" for happiness. No desires.
    You are shooting for acheivement, which is fine, but it does not correlate to happiness. Happiness only comes when you are satisfied, and the only way to be satisfied is to want LESS, not more.

    • @shilatskalimba1823
      @shilatskalimba1823 6 років тому +10

      But you cant live with nothing, so you have to choose something that will give you money for food. So you choose the minimal thing that will give you the maximum amount of self improvment, then you can be yourself and you need nothing more than this. The ikigay is a minimum achivement instead of giving up on everything.

    • @marcusmadden8142
      @marcusmadden8142 6 років тому +4

      jacobawojtowicz he’s saying to get yourself to the point where you aren’t living paycheck to paycheck struggling to make ends meet. That can vary depending on how large your family is and where you live as well as career. Money may not buy happiness but it does take care of many problems, as makes things easier

    • @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208
      @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208 6 років тому +3

      That’s denial of what you truly are. Although you may change throughout life, the things you want will always remain the same.
      If you understand the things you want, if they are and feel right to you, then go after them. They are literally the reason you are alive. Denying yourself self-realization at every turn is a sure path to the noose.

    • @DoodleDoo
      @DoodleDoo 6 років тому +3

      I agree with you. But most people nowadays aren't happy with just being. They always want to keep doing which is the root of their suffering.

    • @rainbow9987
      @rainbow9987 6 років тому +2

      Well some people have at 6 and are not happy. I think happiness is in ones mind.

  • @charlesjoseph1031
    @charlesjoseph1031 6 років тому +1

    Thanks a lot for this man. I'll put it to use!

  • @thomasjoyce7910
    @thomasjoyce7910 6 років тому +23

    Whenever I smile at women in public, they say "Look at that Ikigai!"
    Now I know what they mean.

  • @thrivingonvuca3685
    @thrivingonvuca3685 4 роки тому +1

    IKigai is always a great tool!

  • @gillian4923
    @gillian4923 5 років тому +4

    I think it is interesting how, by this concept, happiness is defined by your work.

  • @balancedinbeing
    @balancedinbeing 6 років тому +1

    Hey there,
    I love your content!
    Everytime i i struggle i come up to your channel and there is always something useful that helps and every thing build up on every thing so it does not matter in which order you see it. You archived something big and youve got a lot ahead.
    Keep it up
    P.S. you always lift me up so i though maybe this would lift you up

  • @andir8119
    @andir8119 5 років тому +8

    Thos how have a "why" to live for can bear almost every "how". - Nietzsche

  • @MichaelVelvet
    @MichaelVelvet 6 років тому

    This is a great way to think about it. I’m going to use this to help my music career and help finish recording my album. Thank you!

  • @ithinkthistimeitsgoingtowork
    @ithinkthistimeitsgoingtowork 5 років тому +38

    The weeb formula for happiness: Isekai

  • @NiamhSinclair
    @NiamhSinclair 6 років тому +1

    Going by this, I have both a passion and a mission. Im a tattoo apprentice, (and we all know the world needs tattoos ;D) still relatively early days just over a year. I get by through other artwork commissions and working part time jobs to support myself through it. And although im not "financially comfortable" yet, im not gonna wait until I am before allowing myself to be happy first. Theres so much enjoyment and fulfillment to be gained from simply working towards something I love, and learning and improving along the way. The money will come, but I dont need it to be happy.

  • @premixmpk7070
    @premixmpk7070 6 років тому +3

    You are awsome and I got INSPIRED from you and I started producing music

  • @luchin9198
    @luchin9198 6 років тому

    Wow Phill, this video for sure worth millions

  • @Guildarama
    @Guildarama 4 роки тому +4

    I've spent 30 years looking for this. Still haven't found it.

    • @prabhatsing
      @prabhatsing 3 роки тому

      Well all the motivation i got from this video is ruined by your comment.
      I can't thank you enough!!!

  • @ChristinaTittu
    @ChristinaTittu 4 роки тому

    6.45 of Ikigai ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Amazing Narrator 👍👍👏👏👏

  • @blu3j00Ls
    @blu3j00Ls 6 років тому +48

    Ooorrr, practice Unagi. A sense of awareness of your surroundings.
    Right, Ross?

  • @momijiparfait
    @momijiparfait 4 роки тому

    The book is amazing...you all should read it..

  • @hobbesfield1082
    @hobbesfield1082 6 років тому +45

    imagine knowing what love feels like

    • @SmokeyRoseWolf
      @SmokeyRoseWolf 6 років тому +3

      Hobbesfield - never felt it - only anger lol

    • @hobbesfield1082
      @hobbesfield1082 6 років тому +3

      @@osse1n I have depression and hate life.

    • @shrutitrivedi6704
      @shrutitrivedi6704 6 років тому +1

      Ayee! You are already happy!

    • @marcusmadden8142
      @marcusmadden8142 6 років тому

      Hobbesfield oh honey...

    • @yaboi9409
      @yaboi9409 6 років тому +3

      or even better, imagine knowing what someone else loving you feels like

  • @ma-teman1197
    @ma-teman1197 6 років тому +2

    Amazing formula, I often find that loving something can come hand in hand with being good at it. If you aren't a very good public speaker, then you might not like it. This isn't always the case, but if you constantly work at it and become more comfortable, then you will most likely come to love it as your skill improves.

  • @karanchilwal1259
    @karanchilwal1259 6 років тому +18

    🙌Hey Improvement pill, I love all of ya videos.I really like this community💜.Can you expand this community like where we can chat or interact with each other.That would be great.Keep these videos coming🙂.Have a Great Day👍

  • @malaysia4peru116
    @malaysia4peru116 5 років тому +1

    Such an awesome concept 👍👍👍

  • @827023685
    @827023685 6 років тому +3

    the only reason i clicked the video :- the guy in the thumbnail looked like mob from mob psycho 100 anime.

  • @gabrielbeyer4454
    @gabrielbeyer4454 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for this great overview! Nicely done! And a fantastic concept!

  • @alir.6441
    @alir.6441 6 років тому +12

    Watching this while being happy

  • @yashwanthr6024
    @yashwanthr6024 4 роки тому

    The video given me more clarity about finding Ikigai, than the book.. thanks.😀

  • @HengHuiMei
    @HengHuiMei 6 років тому +3

    honing dem skills is what i'm doing too, especially in my videos!

  • @jurgensala7181
    @jurgensala7181 5 років тому +2

    I thank you for the video.I invest a lot on happines.I think it's an interesting video.

  • @MotiveVideoBook
    @MotiveVideoBook 6 років тому +47

    I'm Japanese but umm "Ikigai" looks like it's quite overestimated these days. I don't think it has such a difficult definition. In daily conversation it could be simply translated to something like "what you love doing". But in any case, great to know that this word spreading through the world. :)

    • @peckoltia31
      @peckoltia31 3 роки тому +3

      英語の動画で見付ける日本人はいつも日本が嫌いなのか謙遜で言ってるのか区別がつかないコメントばかりする印象しかないな

    • @ajarimccaster5747
      @ajarimccaster5747 2 роки тому +2

      Americans lol I wonder if there are casual things we say that are turned into words to live by in other countries

    • @wlwlwlw3908
      @wlwlwlw3908 2 роки тому

      @@ajarimccaster5747 Here in Brazil we use the term "shape inexplicável" (inexplicable shape), which means something like a state of impressive shreddedness. Sedentary people enter gyms saying they will conquer "the shape" and that will change their lives. When a guy is depressed, a common piece of advice to give him is "go and get the shape". I myself live for the shape. So yeah

  • @bhargavi3564
    @bhargavi3564 6 років тому +1

    Thank you very much for this video.

  • @born2fren
    @born2fren 5 років тому +4

    Then there's instant happiness by means of something called 'procrastination', where you don't have to do any of these things.

    • @FirstLast-cf4uw
      @FirstLast-cf4uw 2 роки тому

      a hack to achieving instant happiness 😆

  • @nerdexproject
    @nerdexproject 6 років тому +1

    Hey this was very insightful! Thank you IP!

  • @DarkAhilan
    @DarkAhilan 6 років тому +205

    Japanese society is going through mass depression...

    • @phil4863
      @phil4863 6 років тому +30

      @@ImprovementPill because they are working like 10 hours a day and the young adults aren't breeding?

    • @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611
      @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 5 років тому +29

      It’s actually the opposite in India, people always pester you about marrying and having a child that I started to think, ‘marriage is annoying’ and also the fact is that two people actually realise whther they love each other or not only after marriage. Btw I’m 17 and nice video! 😁

    • @rish_hyun
      @rish_hyun 4 роки тому +1

      Still declining till date

    • @cicinomaden
      @cicinomaden 4 роки тому +2

      That's what I thought when I saw the title..."I wouldn't put happiness and Japanese people and connect the two..."

    • @stalin8684
      @stalin8684 4 роки тому +1

      @@phil4863 literally because having children is very expensive in Japan.

  • @youtubeargentina349
    @youtubeargentina349 2 роки тому

    As a professor i could relate to the example you gave about teaching other people. Thank you so much for this amazing infographic video.

  • @yeeb2754
    @yeeb2754 6 років тому +5

    I would love to se a video about polyphasic sleep

  • @searchingForMinimalism
    @searchingForMinimalism 5 років тому

    This is a phenomenal video. Thanks for creating it.