Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being') is a Japanese concept

 Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being') is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living.

The term compounds two Japanese words: iki (生き, meaning 'life; alive') and kai (甲斐, meaning '(an) effect; (a) result; (a) fruit; (a) worth; (a) use; (a) benefit; (no, little) avail') (sequentially voiced as gai), to arrive at 'a reason for living [being alive]; a meaning for [to] life; what [something that] makes life worth living; a 'raison d'être'.

FOLLOW THESE 10 RULES TO FIND YOUR IKIGAI

1. Stay active and don’t retire.

2. Leave urgency behind and adopt a slower pace of life.

3. Only eat until you are 80 percent full.

4. Surround yourself with positive people & friends.

5. Get in shape through daily, gentle exercise.

6. Smile and acknowledge people around you.

7. Reconnect with nature.

8. Give thanks to anything that brightens your day and makes you feel alive.

9. Live in the moment.

10. Follow your ikigai.

Rules inspired by the book “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles.