@datarama I think you’re onto something here. Hygge is an excellent example. One big clue is that essentially all books written on ikigai are written by non-Japanese. All the blogs and youtube video you find will be from non-Japanese people. Because the Japanese haven’t seen any need to write a book about something a word that is used in common language every day to just mention something that you love to do and makes your life worthwhile. There is no deeper philosophy hidden there.
The reason the podcast may be worth listening to is because it’s just interviews with people doing cool things and finding meaning in this. It overlaps with wellbeing and mindfulness, far from having “what you can get paid for” as a prerequisite. 😁