Results: Finding out your own purpose
Published on 02/01/2024
Ok, so after a totally braindead survey on toilets, let's switch gears entirely.
If you've read any books on self-help or motivation books, it won't be long until come across something along the lines of "Finding your life's purpose" or "finding your mission in life". In each scenario, the author can't answer this for you because this is truly personal and unique to you. It takes a lot of exploration, trial & error, and analysis to realize what your purpose is. But there's one more thing to consider: it's all in the moment.
There is no such thing as life mission - not in the permanent sense: your ikigai, as Japanese call it is temporary. The world changes; you change too. Your life's purpose today is probably going to be different from the one in 20 years from now. So, why bother looking for it? Because life is worth living, not sitting idle as it passes by.
Let's delve into it now.
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1.
Ikigai roughly translates to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. Whether that's the reason to get out of bed every morning or a higher mission in life, that's up to you. Have you found your ikigai? Yes
28%
722 votes
No
31%
812 votes
Undecided
20%
529 votes
Not Applicable
21%
537 votes
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2.
Generally, when searching for your life's purpose, experts recommend trying out a lot of things and seeing what you love doing, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. Whatever fulfills all 4 criteria, that's your ikigai. You should also consider that being good at something is not necessarily something you are good at from day one, but something you know you can be good at with time. Do you enjoy trying out new things?
Yes
46%
1201 votes
No
16%
417 votes
Undecided
21%
553 votes
Not Applicable
17%
429 votes
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3.
Kaizen is another Japanese concept that roughly translates to continuous improvement. You probably heard about incremental gains, or 1% improvements. That's basically the whole philosophy: getting marginally better each day will lead to a stunning success over time. It takes a lot of work and a lot of patience to see results, but they ultimately are longer lasting then overnight successes. Are you familiar with the concept of Kaizen? Yes
13%
349 votes
No
60%
1558 votes
Undecided
9%
226 votes
Not Applicable
18%
467 votes
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What areas of your life do you think you want to apply Kaizen to? My finance
24%
630 votes
My patience
20%
527 votes
My fitness
24%
631 votes
My health in general
33%
867 votes
My job/career
9%
235 votes
My family life
17%
440 votes
My hobbies
16%
421 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
31 votes
Not Applicable
39%
1020 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.26% | 10 | |
| My home | 0.05% | 2 |
| Spirituality | 0.03% | 1 |
| Personal values | 0.03% | 1 |
| Maybe all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| My love life | 0.03% | 1 |
| Everything | 0.03% | 1 |
| Nothing | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
| More love for my neighbor as required by God via Jesus. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Eating habits | 0.03% | 1 |
| Unsure | 0.03% | 1 |
| a peaceful life for me and myesa | 0.03% | 1 |
| My abusive husband | 0.03% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.03% | 1 |
| sex life | 0.03% | 1 |
| Relationships beyond family | 0.03% | 1 |
| curiosity and wisdom | 0.03% | 1 |
| listing that could take a while... | 0.03% | 1 |
| my spirituality | 0.03% | 1 |
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A Japanese form of art that has always fascinated me is called kintsugi. It's an art that is deeply rooted in philosophy, consisting of repairing broken pottery with a sort of glue that contains gold, silver or platinum. The philosophy behind it is that life happens: it will break you, but if you manage to put yourself together, the wounds of the past can be traits of a stronger character. The results of this art can actually look better then the original, giving personality to the object. Have you ever heard of this form of art?
Yes
20%
529 votes
No
52%
1360 votes
Undecided
8%
210 votes
Not Applicable
19%
501 votes
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