I recently made a visit to the library of kuala lumpur and I picked up 'The little book of Ikigai" on a whim, just to fill the 3 books per person quota. So far I really feel like that book was what I needed to read at this day and age where everyone else around me is striving while I just sit here and rot.
I need to find the reason why I wake up to every morning; the definition of ikigai. There is several pillars in ikigai, but I only read up about kodawari; the pursuit of perfection and the passion and commitment to details. People with kodawari constantly find way to improve in their everyday life, their craft and so on.
Kodawari is such a discipline.
"The key to kodawari is that it is personal in nature. It is partially rooted in pride, but not the petty kind. It is the kind of personal pride that you feel when you are alone and you know that you tried your best. It comes from that deeper presence inside your head that watches you and knows when you are cutting corners. Whenever you ignore this discipline you feel weaker, and when you engage with it you feel stronger.
Such discipline is not rooted in some grandiose scheme to impress others or to achieve external validation. It is your personal standard, and it is how you foster self-respect."
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