Ikigai is a Lie | Part 1: Why We Need a Better Model for Our Careers

How a beloved career planning tool is leading us astray

The Ruling Career Planning Tool

If you’ve given any serious thought to what you want to do with your life, you’ve no doubt come across ikigai: a Japanese concept meaning ‘a reason for being’.

In case you haven’t, the basic premise that has been exported to the West is to lay out what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be…