Learning 2-2 Learning with Purpose

This video explores how aligning your learning journey with Ikigai — the Japanese concept of “a reason for being” — can bring deeper purpose, joy, and direction to your growth. Instead of learning randomly or out of obligation, it suggests grounding your efforts in the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Learning, when tied to these four dimensions, becomes not just more fulfilling but also more sustainable and meaningful.

The video challenges the viewer to reflect beyond trends or obligations and to consider their true motivations and long-term aspirations. It emphasizes that scattered learning may offer short-term excitement, but purposeful learning—anchored in Ikigai—unlocks passion, builds confidence, and creates impact. With guiding questions to spark reflection, the video encourages learners to use Ikigai as a compass to not only shape what they learn, but also how they live.