Reflections on A Year Of Ikigai with Nicholas Kemp
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Reflections on A Year Of Ikigai with Nicholas Kemp
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Summary
Caitlin Kight returns again to host the Ikigai Podcast to interview Nick on his new book, A Year of Ikigai.
In this episode, Nick shares how Japanese voices, careful cultural research and daily prompts, helped him write a book that the reader can actually use.
This epsidoe covers:
• A 365-day reflective journey built around roles, relationships, rituals, contribution, and belonging
• How this book differs from Western ikigai takes and why Japanese perspective matters
• What living in Japan and speaking Japanese changes about interpreting Japanese philosophy
• The messy reality of writing 365 short entries, scrapping drafts, and finding themes
• Fact-checking Japanese terms, tea ceremony concepts, and misquoted haiku
• Why prompts matter and how action turns reflection into felt ikigai
• Favorite entries including “What Matters Today” and the surprising “Ikigai Is Found In Revenge” reframed toward forgiveness
• The “four A’s” thread: awareness, affirmation, agency, and action
• Translation news and why one-word concepts reshape how we think
• Ikigai at work, workplace belonging, and healthier coping versus quick fixes