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logotherapy,
ikigai
Ogimi,
ichariba chode,
Blue Zones—
“Hara hachi bu,”
Dealing with new situations, learning something new every day, playing games, and interacting with other people seem to be essential antiaging strategies for the mind.
The alarm that goes off in our head makes our neurons activate the pituitary gland, which produces hormones that release corticotropin, which in turn circulates through the body via the sympathetic nervous system.
The adrenal gland is then triggered to release adrenaline and cortisol.
Adrenaline raises our respiratory rate and pulse and prepares our muscles for action, getting the body ready to react to perceived danger, while cortisol increases the release of dopamine and blood glucose, which is w...
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
“Eat and sleep, and you’ll live a long time. You have to learn to relax.”
Nana korobi ya oki
Beyond resilience: Antifragility
Step 1: Create more options Instead of having a single salary, try to find a way to make money from your hobbies, at other jobs, or by starting your own business.
It’s just a matter, as the saying goes, of not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Step 2: Bet conservatively in certain areas and take many small risks in others
The key to becoming antifragile is taking on small risks that might lead to great reward, without exposing ourselves to dangers that might sink us,
Step 3: Get rid of the things that make you fragile
“good riddance” goals
Our intuition and curiosity are very powerful internal compasses to help us connect with our ikigai.
It doesn’t need to be a big thing:
But what we learned from the Okinawans is that we should not worry
too much about finding
