Ikigai is a Japanese word that roughly translates to “the reason you get up in the morning” and the researchers (I assume they’re researchers anyway) follow the advice and lives of Okinawans. Supposedly, there are more 100+ year olds living there than anywhere else in the world.
A well-written and well-documented look inside the U.S. Secret Service, largely from the time of Kennedy up to the Trump Administration. It’s an easy read with excellent storytelling, including of breaches and issues I had never heard of before.
If you’re constantly put off by books encouraging you to make the most of your time on this precious earth and that every day is … Read More
But it’s loaded with data on surveys about things most people already recognize, like working less reduces stress, and eating better is…better. No one needs a study to tell them that.
You’ll like this book if you’re interested in history of work, urban planning, technology, and hard truths about focusing on our lives and not just our work.