The World's Easiest Way to Find 'What You Want to Do' by Jinpei Yagi

What are you good at?
What do you like to do?
Let's try writing down 10 of each!

Wait?
What is the difference between
what you are good at and
what you like?

That question came to mind.

Things you are good at are
things where you have an advantage compared to others, your talents.
Things you do naturally and can do at any time.
Things people envy you for without you putting in much effort.
Things you have mastered and can start without any pain.

Things you like are
things you have passion or interest in.
Things where it doesn't matter if you are bad at them.
Things you want to do more of.
Things you do regardless of comparison with others.

For example, taking
giving a presentation in front of people as an example,

someone who classifies it as something they are good at
is good at presentations.
They are good at it compared to others.
They can do it at any time.
They can do it naturally.

Someone who classifies it as something they like
doesn't care about being good or bad at it.
They don't compare themselves to others.
They have passion for it.
They feel like they want to do more of it.

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I have repeatedly participated in workshops to think about my own life. I was able to arrive at a theory of happiness and discover the priorities in my own life.

My theory of happiness is the idea of being happy, rather than becoming happy.

The priorities in my life are
Health > Purpose in life > Money

The 'what you want to do' in this book likely corresponds to the 'purpose in life' part.

And, in thinking about the keyword 'purpose in life',
I have been outputting my thoughts once a month to organize them
in a workshop I participate in repeatedly with friends.

About purpose in life.
I have spent a considerable amount of time on this word.
And, having read many books, talked with friends, and done workshops,
although it is still ongoing, the diagram below is what resonates with me the most so far.

What is a purpose in life?
Various authors express their own theories in various books, don't they?

At this point in time, (1) in this diagram is my 'purpose in life'.

Other elements include work and income.
About 10 years ago, this existed as another circle in this diagram, but as my asset formation progressed, I excluded work for the purpose of earning income from my own perspective.

If it is work that corresponds to (1), I intend to continue working in the future, regardless of whether there is a salary or not.

I have only started to become conscious of the item 'social contribution' in the last five years.
I have been involved in volunteer activities for about 10 years, providing both labor and financial support. However, these were social contributions that did not fall under categories ①, ③, or ④. I think that is why I never felt truly serious about them.

In the last five years, my social contribution has become ③, and I have also realized ④, which is now my 'ikigai' (purpose in life) and 'yarigai' (sense of fulfillment) in ①.

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