{"id":53,"date":"2019-12-19T00:16:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T23:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidas.bendoraitis.lt\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2022-09-04T06:46:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T05:46:37","slug":"how-to-find-the-meaning-of-life-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidas.bendoraitis.lt\/blog\/2019\/12\/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-life-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find the Meaning of Life. Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes.<\/span><\/span>\n

This post first appeared on the 1st things 1st blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously<\/a>, I was describing how different people find meaning either in having, or being, or doing. Taking into account that doing plays an essential role in our lives, as it is what creates progress, I would like to introduce the Ikigai concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ikigai Concept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japanese have a concept of fulfillment that they call Ikigai. It combines what you are good at, what you like doing, what is good for the World, and for what you could get money. We could illustrate that with the following Venn’s diagram: Ikigai appears where all those areas cross each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ikigai<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To live a more fulfilling life, you might monetize one of your hobbies, find something likable in your current work activities, market what you are already doing to broader audiences, or find a niche where your products or services have a higher value. Don’t worry! Everyone’s situation and maturity are different. Maybe you won’t have your Ikigai in your twenties but will live your full potential in your fifties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how to find the thing about which you are genuinely passionate and would like to continue working on it if you do a lot of different joyful activities? What is the one true calling that would describe the deepest you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to find that is to use the prioritizer – 1st things 1st<\/a>, that I built to help people crystallize their thoughts and choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using 1st things 1st to clarify your Ikigai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At 1st things 1st, you have something to prioritize and criteria by which to evaluate. When you rate each item by each measure, the tool calculates and sorts the elements from the most important to the least one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the case of the searching of your Ikigai, you could have these criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n