@bertrayo: Very cool to listen to this reflection upon the idea of meaning in life. It seems that it usually doesn't to try to monetize everything we do. It brings stress and more often than not we could end up disliking something we loved to do. It has happened to me before. I guess my choice for separating things in life went on the same direction. I do have a hobby that gets me money, but that isn't actually the whole objective of the activity as it isn't breaking even. Maybe it'll never do, but that's fine as it keeps my busy and enjoying my time away from technology. When people mention ikigai, it sounds a lot like the horoscope thing. Looking for meaning in the stars' alignment and a purpose are very weird ideas. Seems like it tries to take off from your shoulders the weight of the responsibility of existence. It is a dreadful thing, yes, but it is there and our lives go about whatever we make them to be. By the way, cool thing. I didn't know you were making vlogs. Nice listening to you.
@litguru: Great to see the video journal. Your voice is excellent. It takes skill to do this. I cringe at the idea of hearing my own voice on recording because I sound like an over excited howler monkey. I like the idea of ikagai, it's very Japanese. Find harmony and balance in what you do.
@littlenewthings: I think you are looking at ikigai at a too surfaced angle. Ikigai helps you to find the core of your character, which links to your hobby, work, passion and mission. Like your friends who enjoyed life and work and kept thinking "what can I make money out of it", I may not be 100% accurate, but their Ikigai is to constantly being creative. If they go to all different vacations and also love to keep innovating new businesses that eventually generates income and doesn't mind sharing and caring with their findings, then yes, creativity could be the ikigai. So you need to ask yourself: what makes me motivated when I play, work, help and look further? Find the common ground of feeling / action that relates to all of them and then you will find your ultimate ikigai; which for me, is God's calling. That being said, if you are on survival mode, consistently worrying how to survive, enough food to eat and bills to pay (for yourself or family) will block your search for your ikigai because it kills it. I encourage you to keep journaling, especially highlight out the key things that spikes your happiness, then when you are much more relaxed, reread your journals and see if you can find a common ground. Hope that helps.
@dora381: I came across this concept before and I struggled to find that kind of job. My job is not my passion but pay me good money. I also have a good relationship with my team so it is a quick win. It actually made me nervous more than helping with the idea of finding something to do that paid well and is my passion. I think I am like you, my ideal lifestyle would be doing my job that paid good money for like 3 days a week and then the rest of my time would be for hobbies and things that makes sense in my life, showing me my real purpose why I come to this world. Thanks for sharing Mac