Wisdom
Rakugo as wisdom for modern life.
Essays on resilience, ikigai, humor, and being humanly imperfect — the wisdom inside Japan's 350-year-old storytelling art, in a form you can use today.
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RES
Resilience
Laughing, failing, and starting again.
1IKI
Ikigai
Finding meaning worth waking up for.
MIN
Mindfulness
Being fully here, one story at a time.
WIS
Japanese Wisdom
Old ideas for a modern life.
STO
Storytelling
How a story makes an idea stick.
HUM
Humor
Laughing with people, never at them.
EQ
Emotional Intelligence
Reading the room, and yourself.
LEAD
Leadership
Leading with humor and humility.
CRE
Creativity
Making something from almost nothing.