Ikigai
A Japanese concept describing the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.
Definition
Ikigai (生き甲斐, "reason for being") originated in Okinawan culture and has become a popular framework for life-purpose alignment. Full alignment across all four domains is rare; ~75% alignment indicates a fulfilling, refineable direction. Often discovered iteratively, not in a revelation.
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