2nd/10_Wiki/Topics/Domain_Programming/AI_and_ML/Ikigai (이키가이).md

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Ikigai (이키가이)

매 한 줄

"매 living 의 reason". 매 Japanese concept (sing 'i-ki-gai'). 매 modern Western 4-circle Venn (love + good at + paid + needed) 의 simplified version. 매 actual Japanese 의 의 의 더 broader (small daily joys 의 포함).

매 핵심

매 popular Western model

• What you LOVE.
• What you're GOOD AT.
• What world NEEDS.
• What you can be PAID FOR.
• 매 intersection = ikigai.

매 actual Japanese

• 매 daily small joys + reasons to wake.
• 매 Garcia & Miralles "Ikigai" book (2016) 의 의 popularize.
• 매 Mieko Kamiya 의 origin (1966).
• 매 not necessarily career — 매 daily life satisfaction.

매 Mieko Kamiya 7 needs

1. Life satisfaction.
2. Change & growth.
3. Bright future.
4. Resonance.
5. Freedom.
6. Self-actualization.
7. Meaning & value.

매 응용

1. Career coaching.
2. Retirement planning.
3. Self-reflection.
4. Workplace meaning.

💻 패턴

4-circle assessment

def ikigai_quadrant(loves, good_ats, world_needs, paid_for):
    return {
        'passion': set(loves) & set(good_ats),
        'mission': set(loves) & set(world_needs),
        'profession': set(good_ats) & set(paid_for),
        'vocation': set(world_needs) & set(paid_for),
        'ikigai': set(loves) & set(good_ats) & set(world_needs) & set(paid_for),
    }

Daily ikigai journal

def daily_journal_prompts():
    return [
        "What did I look forward to today?",
        "What small moment brought joy?",
        "What did I learn about myself?",
        "What did I do well?",
        "Whose day did I make better?",
    ]

Career fit (Western)

def career_fit(role, self_assessment):
    score = 0
    if role.tasks_loved > 0.5: score += 2
    if role.skill_match > 0.7: score += 2
    if role.contribution > 0.5: score += 1
    if role.compensation > self_assessment.minimum: score += 1
    return score / 6  # 매 0-1

LLM coaching

def ikigai_coach(user_responses, llm):
    prompt = f"""You are a career & life coach using ikigai framework.

User responses:
- Loves: {user_responses.loves}
- Skills: {user_responses.skills}
- Values: {user_responses.values}
- Life situation: {user_responses.situation}

Output:
1. 3 specific career/life directions matching ikigai
2. Skills to develop
3. Small daily ikigai practices (Japanese-style)
4. Acknowledge: ikigai 매 perfect 4-circle 의 X — 매 daily joy 의 의 OK"""
    return llm.generate(prompt)

Reflection schedule

ikigai_practice:
  daily:
    - 5min morning intention
    - 5min evening reflection (what brought joy)
  weekly:
    - 30min review of meaningful moments
  quarterly:
    - 1hr direction check
  annual:
    - full life review

매 결정 기준

상황	Approach
Career change	4-circle Venn
Daily life	Mieko Kamiya 7 needs
Western audience	Pop ikigai (4-circle)
Japanese authentic	Daily small joys

기본값: 매 frame 의 introduce + 매 don't force perfect intersection + 매 honor daily ikigai.

🔗 Graph

• 부모: Philosophy
• Adjacent: Eudaimonia-and-Well-being

🤖 LLM 활용

언제: Career coaching. Self-reflection. 언제 X: Strict career advice (use professional).

❌ 안티패턴

• Pop ikigai 의 perfect intersection 의 force: 매 frustrate.
• Career-only: 매 daily joy 의 ignore.
• Misappropriation: 매 Western purified version 의 actual 으로 confuse.

🧪 검증 / 중복

• Verified (Garcia & Miralles 2016, Kamiya original — Western popularization).
• 신뢰도 B.

🕓 Changelog

날짜	변경
2026-05-08	Phase 1
2026-05-10	Manual cleanup — 4-circle + Kamiya + practice