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8 Japanese techniques to stop overthinking

@masterraalkivictorieux Master Ra’al Ki Victorieux

Unlock your potential with the wisdom of Ikigai and other Japanese concepts. Embrace patience, nature, and the beauty of imperfection! 🌱✨ #Ikigai #Kaizen #WabiSabi #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth https://wp.me/p3JLEZ-7bG

Unlocking your potential is an essential journey, and the rich tapestry of Japanese concepts like Ikigai, Kaizen, and Wabi-Sabi offers profound insights to guide you along the way. These philosophies embrace the beauty of imperfection, the power of continuous improvement, and the importance of finding your purpose. By incorporating these timeless teachings into your daily life, you can cultivate patience, resilience, and a deeper connection with nature — keys to personal growth and fulfillment. Join us in exploring these transformative ideas and discover how they can inspire your path forward!

8 Japanese techniques to stop overthinking. Atma Unum
8 Japanese techniques to stop overthinking. Atma Unum

I. Ikigai

It means to have a purpose in life. The reason you wake up each day exited to do something. When you have a purpose, you won’t feel lazy or unmotivated. Ikigai invites you to find the convergente point beetween: 1. Do what you love. 2. Do what you’re good at. 3. Do what the world needs. 4. Do what you can be paid for.

II. Kaizen

It means focusing on small improvements every day and not waiting for big improvements but trying to become 1% better every day. Instead of setting a big gol, we should divide it into multiple small goals and tackle each of them one by one.

III. Shoshin

It’s a concept from Zen Buddhism that means approaching things with a beginner’s mindset.

“If your mind is empty, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert mind, there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki

IV. Gaman

It means to show patience and perseverance when things get tough. When you go on a journey, it’s not going to be all pleasant; there will be many times when things go wrong. You will face difficulties when you start doing the things you want to do.

V. Shinrin-yoku

Shinrin in Japanese means “forest”, and yoku means “bath”. It means that one should spend more time with nature, which is the best way to deal with stress. Go for a walk in a park or forest.

VI. Hara Hachi Bu

This means to stop eating after you’re 80% full. If you eat too much, you’re more likely to feel lazy. This happens to people all the time. Once they eat their lunch, they start to feel tired because the body tries to digest all the food they eat. So you start to feel sleepy, and you will not love to work, instead you would like to proscatinate.

VII. Ganbaru

Nothing worth doing can be rushed, no matter how hard one tries. One should be patient with the results and still strive to do the best that can be done.

VIII. Wabi-sabi

This means that instead of perfection, one should find beauty in imperfection. Things can’t be perfect all the time. Some things can’t be perfect, and that’s okay. There is beauty even in imperfection. Love the things the way they are. Don’t be stubborn and try to change them. You will ruin their beauty.

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