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Ikigai

Hector Garcia Puigcerver & Francesc Miralles (2016)

88%
of reader questions named this book
2.86
average position when named
7/8
questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

What are the best books on Japanese philosophy for living a longer, happier life?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 2. The Little Book of Ikigai - Ken Mogi
  • 3. The Book of Ichigo Ichie - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 4. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life - Beth Kempton
  • 5. Kaizen: The Japanese Method for Transforming Habits, One Small Step at a Time - Sarah Harvey

Can you recommend a book about why people in certain parts of the world live past 100?

Named at position 4

  • 1. The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest - Dan Buettner
  • 2. The Blue Zones Solution - Dan Buettner
  • 3. The Okinawa Program - Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox and Makoto Suzuki
  • 4. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

Looking for something on the connection between having a reason to get up in the morning and how long you live

Named at position 1

  • 1. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 2. The Little Book of Ikigai - Ken Mogi
  • 3. The Blue Zones - Dan Buettner
  • 4. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl

I retired last year and feel adrift without work. Which books deal with staying purposeful in later life?

Named at position 6

  • 1. From Strength to Strength - Arthur C. Brooks
  • 2. Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder - Chip Conley
  • 3. The Second Mountain - David Brooks
  • 4. Life Is in the Transitions - Bruce Feiler
  • 5. How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free - Ernie J. Zelinski

What should I read about longevity habits that focuses on diet, movement and community rather than biohacking?

Named at position 5

  • 1. The Blue Zones Solution - Dan Buettner
  • 2. The Blue Zones Kitchen - Dan Buettner
  • 3. The Longevity Diet - Valter Longo
  • 4. How Not to Die - Michael Greger
  • 5. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

Books that explain how to find work you actually care about, from an Eastern rather than Western perspective?

Named at position 2

  • 1. Zen and the Art of Making a Living - Laurence G. Boldt
  • 2. The Little Book of Ikigai - Ken Mogi
  • 3. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 4. The Bhagavad Gita - translated by Eknath Easwaran
  • 5. Awake at Work - Michael Carroll

I want a short, gentle read on daily habits for contentment and a long life. Any suggestions?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 2. The Little Book of Ikigai - Ken Mogi
  • 3. The Book of Ichigo Ichie - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
  • 4. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life - Beth Kempton
  • 5. The Little Book of Hygge - Meik Wiking

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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