How to Find Work You Love?

Nimantha Gayan
2 min readMay 28, 2021

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Do what you love. How can you find a job that you love and has meaning? Is it possible to do what you love and make money? Try the Ikigai exercise.

The concept behind ikigai

A Japanese idea meaning “a reason for being.” The phrase refers to having a significant direction or motive in life, constituting the feel of one’s life being made profitable, with actions (spontaneous and willing) taken in the direction of attaining one’s ikigai resulting in pride and a experience of that means to existence. The concept of this concept comes from a bigger and greater inclusive philosophy used in the Japanese conventional health machine referred to as the Wuxing that turned into introduced into Japan inside the early sixth century from China and embraced through nearby folk faith and culture.

How to find your Ikigai?

If you’re feeling lost or unsure about what your ikigai is, there are a number of ways to refocus your mind and purpose.

Start by putting together a note of the top 10 things you have spent your time on this week. After writing them down, ask yourself if those things are adding purpose to your life.

To find your Ikigai, you must ask yourself:

· What do I love?

· What am I naturally good at?

· What can I be paid for?

· What does the world need from me?

If it’s not something you can get paid for, is what you can get paid for a good trade-off for really financially supporting your ikigai?

If this all feels a little too cemented and you have trouble committing, don’t sweat it, research has uncovered that just like music taste, fashion and,

opinions, a person’s ikigai can change and morph with age, so chances are they need a semi-regular checkup.

Thank you for reading…

Have a great day!!!

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Nimantha Gayan
Nimantha Gayan

Written by Nimantha Gayan

Software Engineering , University Of Kelaniya

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