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| Hey hey, Nik here! I brought you 3 book summaries full of wisdom for your weekend. Our featured title is one of my latest reads I'm super excited about: The Way of Nagomi by Ken Mogi A few years ago, I visited an old college friend. She gave me a book and said, "I think you'll like this one." It was called The Little Book of Ikigai by Ken Mogi. The book explained the Japanese concept of happiness and meaning so much better than anything else I had read up to that point. No wonder: Mogi was born and raised in Japan. He's a neuroscientist, and he's published over a dozen books, most in Japanese. He knows Japan in and out. Who better to explain a core piece of Japanese culture than someone like that? Last year, I saw Mogi had published a new book: The Way of Nagomi. I was immediately interested. This was different. Ikigai has been covered in the West for 10 years—badly, for the most part, but it's being talked about. Nagomi? I had never even heard that word before. The best way I can describe it is that nagomi describes a sense of calm and harmony created from combining different parts. In a way, it's the mother concept to many other popular Japanese ideas, like ikigai, wabi-sabi, kintsugi, and so on. Nagomi is rooted in 5 pillars, Mogi says:
Here's what you'll learn in today's video:
If you'd like to be calmer, more creative, or are fascinated by Japanese culture, please watch this video. Not your cup of read? Here are 2 other titles you might enjoy:
That's everything for today. Have a wonderful April weekend! Happy reading, PS: I recently updated this list of my 12 favorite nonfiction books most people have never even heard of. If you're on the hunt for some undiscovered gems, check it out! |
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