explaining the mysterious concept of ... having a purpose in life.
This isn't a totally new development in history, as Japanese concepts such as wa and wabi sabi have
long earned attention from places like the United States, sometimes from a place of pure curiosity and
sometimes as pre-internet "life hacks" aimed 61 making one's existence a little better. (B).
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There's certainly an element of exoticization in Western writers treating hum-drum activities
secrets from Asia. There are also plenty of Japanese people helping to spread these ideas, albeit mostly
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the form of books like Ken Mogi's "The Little Book of Ikigai."
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