The Ikigai Map

What You Love:

Activities that make you lose track of time, topics you read about for fun, conversations that light you up, and things you'd do on a free Saturday with no obligations.

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What You're Good At:

Skills, talents, things people ask you to help with. What friends say you're good at, and what comes easily to you that seems hard for others. Include things you've learned and things that feel natural.

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What The World Needs:

Problems you notice and can't ignore, communities you care about, causes that pull at you, and gaps you see that nobody seems to be filling. Think local and global.

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What You Could be Sustained by:

Ways you could make a living or be supported while doing meaningful work. Think broadly: salary, freelance income, grants, barter, community support, partnerships.

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The Intersections