Ikigai and the Japanese secrets to a long and happy life with Francesc Miralles

Author Francesc Miralles joins Jamie for a conversation on his book Ikigai: The Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life

Show Notes

Francesc Miralles (@frmiralles) is a Spanish writer, essayist, translator and musician. He is perhaps most well known for his 2016 bestseller book Ikigai - subtitled the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, which he wrote with his friend Hector Garcia, and which has sold more than 1.5m copies worldwide. His novels have also been translated into more than twenty languages.

In this conversation we talk about; the people of Okinawa and their secrets of living a long and happy life, Blue Zones, the meaning of Ikigai, how to find your Ikigai, Victor Frankl and Logotherapy, flow and multitasking, the concept of Wabi-sabi plus many other topics besides.

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