Hello
guys!. Good to see you again in my blog. I would like to tell you about the
review of Chapter 3 and 4 of book IKIGAI
: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. The third chapter is What Is
Logotherapy?
This part of book tells us about how Logotherapy works and differs
from Psychotherapy. The inventor of
Logotherapy, Frankl, explains that one of the first questions he would ask his
patients was “Why do you not commit suicide?” Usually the patient found good
reasons not
to, and was able to carry on. What, then, does logotherapy do? The answer is pretty clear: It helps you find reasons to live. Logotherapy
pushes patients to consciously discover their life’s purpose in order to
confront their neuroses. Their quest to fulfill their destiny then
motivates them to press forward, breaking the mental chains of the
past and
overcoming whatever obstacles they encounter along the way.
Logotherapy
does not see this frustration as mental
illness, the way other
forms
of therapy do, but rather as spiritual
anguish—a natural and beneficial
phenomenon
that drives those who suffer from it to seek a cure, whether on
their
own or with the help of others, and in so doing to find greater satisfaction
in
life. It helps them change their own destiny. Based on his own experience,
Frankl believed that our health depends on that natural tension that comes from
comparing what we’ve accomplished so far with what we’d like to achieve in the
future. What we need, then, is not a
peaceful
existence, but a challenge we can strive to meet by applying all the skills at
our disposal.
Not
only Logotherapy, this book also describe about Morita Therapy. In the same
decade that logotherapy came into being—a few years earlier, in fact—Shoma
Morita created his own purpose-centered therapy, in Japan. It proved to be
effective in the treatment of neurosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and
posttraumatic stress.
Many
Western forms of therapy focus on controlling or modifying the
patient’s
emotions. In the West, we tend to believe that what we think
influences
how we feel, which in turn influences how we act. In contrast,
Morita
therapy focuses on teaching patients to accept
their emotions without
trying to control them,
since their feelings will change as
a result of their actions.
Basic
principles of morita’s teraphy :
1.
Accept your
feelings.
2.
2. Do
what you should be doing.
3.
Discover
your life’s purpose.
Finally
this chapter explain about the connection among ikigai, Logotherapy and Morita
therapy. They are both grounded in a personal, unique experience that you can
access without therapists or spiritual retreats: the mission of finding your ikigai, your existential
fuel. Once you find it, it is only a matter of having the courage and making
the effort to stay on the right path.
Chapter
4: FIND
FLOW IN EVERYTHING YOU DO (How to turn work
and free time
into spaces for growth)
The
meaning of Flow did this chapter mean is what makes us enjoy doing something so
much that we forget about whatever worries we might have while we do it? When
are we happiest? These questions can help us discover our ikigai. Psychologist
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyicalled mentioned “flow,” and described it as the pleasure,
delight, creativity, and process when we are completely immersed in life. When
we flow, we are focused on a concrete task without any distractions. Our mind
is “in order.”
If
you often find yourself losing focus while working on something you consider
important, there are several strategies you can employ to increase your
chances of achieving flow.
Strategy 1: Choose a difficult task (but not too
difficult!)
Something
aligned with our abilities but
just
a bit of a stretch, so we experience it as a challenge. This is what Ernest
Hemingway meant when he said, “Sometimes I
write better than I can.”
Strategy 2: Have a clear, concrete objective
Having a clear objective is important in achieving flow, but
we also have to
know how to leave it behind when we get down to business. Once the journey has
begun, we should keep this objective in mind without obsessing over
it.
Our
brains can take in millions of bits of information but can only actually
process
a few dozen per second. When we say we’re multitasking, what we’re
really doing is switching
back and forth between tasks very quickly.
Flow in Japan: Takumis, engineers, geniuses, and
Otakus
What
do takumis (artisans), engineers, inventors, and otakus (fans of anime and
manga)
have in common? They all understand the importance of flowing with
their ikigai at all times.
One
widespread stereotype about people in Japan is that they’re
exceptionally
dedicated and hardworking, even though some Japanese people
say
they look like they’re working harder than they really are. There is no doubt,
though,
about their ability to be completely absorbed in a task, or about their
perseverance
when there is a problem to be solved. One of the first words one
learns when starting Japanese lesso
The
last, this book guides us how to find ikigai by flow. For example, are all the
activities
you most like doing ones that you practice alone or with other people?
Do
you flow more when doing things that require you to move your body or
just
to think?
In
the answers to these questions you might find the underlying ikigai that
drives
your life. If you don’t, then keep searching by going deeper into what you
like
by spending more of your time in the activities that make you flow. Flow is
mysterious. It is like a muscle: the more you train it, the more you
will flow, and the closer you will be to your
ikigai.
That is my review about Chapter 3 and 4 of
this book. Thankyou for your visit.
Hello
guys!. Good to see you again in my blog. I would like to tell you about the
review of Chapter 3 and 4 of book IKIGAI
: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. The third chapter is What Is
Logotherapy?
This part of book tells us about how Logotherapy works and differs
from Psychotherapy. The inventor of
Logotherapy, Frankl, explains that one of the first questions he would ask his
patients was “Why do you not commit suicide?” Usually the patient found good
reasons not
to, and was able to carry on. What, then, does logotherapy do? The answer is pretty clear: It helps you find reasons to live. Logotherapy
pushes patients to consciously discover their life’s purpose in order to
confront their neuroses. Their quest to fulfill their destiny then
motivates them to press forward, breaking the mental chains of the
past and
overcoming whatever obstacles they encounter along the way.
Logotherapy
does not see this frustration as mental
illness, the way other
forms
of therapy do, but rather as spiritual
anguish—a natural and beneficial
phenomenon
that drives those who suffer from it to seek a cure, whether on
their
own or with the help of others, and in so doing to find greater satisfaction
in
life. It helps them change their own destiny. Based on his own experience,
Frankl believed that our health depends on that natural tension that comes from
comparing what we’ve accomplished so far with what we’d like to achieve in the
future. What we need, then, is not a
peaceful
existence, but a challenge we can strive to meet by applying all the skills at
our disposal.
Not
only Logotherapy, this book also describe about Morita Therapy. In the same
decade that logotherapy came into being—a few years earlier, in fact—Shoma
Morita created his own purpose-centered therapy, in Japan. It proved to be
effective in the treatment of neurosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and
posttraumatic stress.
Many
Western forms of therapy focus on controlling or modifying the
patient’s
emotions. In the West, we tend to believe that what we think
influences
how we feel, which in turn influences how we act. In contrast,
Morita
therapy focuses on teaching patients to accept
their emotions without
trying to control them,
since their feelings will change as
a result of their actions.
Basic
principles of morita’s teraphy :
1.
Accept your
feelings.
2.
2. Do
what you should be doing.
3.
Discover
your life’s purpose.
Finally
this chapter explain about the connection among ikigai, Logotherapy and Morita
therapy. They are both grounded in a personal, unique experience that you can
access without therapists or spiritual retreats: the mission of finding your ikigai, your existential
fuel. Once you find it, it is only a matter of having the courage and making
the effort to stay on the right path.
Chapter
4: FIND
FLOW IN EVERYTHING YOU DO (How to turn work
and free time
into spaces for growth)
The
meaning of Flow did this chapter mean is what makes us enjoy doing something so
much that we forget about whatever worries we might have while we do it? When
are we happiest? These questions can help us discover our ikigai. Psychologist
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyicalled mentioned “flow,” and described it as the pleasure,
delight, creativity, and process when we are completely immersed in life. When
we flow, we are focused on a concrete task without any distractions. Our mind
is “in order.”
If
you often find yourself losing focus while working on something you consider
important, there are several strategies you can employ to increase your
chances of achieving flow.
Strategy 1: Choose a difficult task (but not too
difficult!)
Something
aligned with our abilities but
just
a bit of a stretch, so we experience it as a challenge. This is what Ernest
Hemingway meant when he said, “Sometimes I
write better than I can.”
Strategy 2: Have a clear, concrete objective
Having a clear objective is important in achieving flow, but
we also have to
know how to leave it behind when we get down to business. Once the journey has
begun, we should keep this objective in mind without obsessing over
it.
Our
brains can take in millions of bits of information but can only actually
process
a few dozen per second. When we say we’re multitasking, what we’re
really doing is switching
back and forth between tasks very quickly.
Flow in Japan: Takumis, engineers, geniuses, and
Otakus
What
do takumis (artisans), engineers, inventors, and otakus (fans of anime and
manga)
have in common? They all understand the importance of flowing with
their ikigai at all times.
One
widespread stereotype about people in Japan is that they’re
exceptionally
dedicated and hardworking, even though some Japanese people
say
they look like they’re working harder than they really are. There is no doubt,
though,
about their ability to be completely absorbed in a task, or about their
perseverance
when there is a problem to be solved. One of the first words one
learns when starting Japanese lesso
The
last, this book guides us how to find ikigai by flow. For example, are all the
activities
you most like doing ones that you practice alone or with other people?
Do
you flow more when doing things that require you to move your body or
just
to think?
In
the answers to these questions you might find the underlying ikigai that
drives
your life. If you don’t, then keep searching by going deeper into what you
like
by spending more of your time in the activities that make you flow. Flow is
mysterious. It is like a muscle: the more you train it, the more you
will flow, and the closer you will be to your
ikigai.
That is my review about Chapter 3 and 4 of
this book. Thankyou for your visit.
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