Frequently Asked Questions

Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept meaning 'a reason for being.' It describes the sweet spot where four elements overlap: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Finding your Ikigai is associated with greater life satisfaction, motivation, and resilience. Learn more about Ikigai.

1. Select interests — pick the topics and activities that resonate with you from a curated list.
2. Set your experience level — choose Explorer, Beginner, Practitioner, or Expert for each interest.
3. Score the four pillars — answer four adaptive questions per interest about love, skill, world need, and income potential.
4. Review your results — see your Passion, Mission, Vocation, Profession, and overall Ikigai score for each interest.
5. Share (optional) — generate a unique link to share your results with others.

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• Passion — the overlap of what you love and what you are good at.
• Mission — the overlap of what you love and what the world needs.
• Vocation — the overlap of what the world needs and what you can be paid for.
• Profession — the overlap of what you are good at and what you can earn from.

Each pillar is the average of two of your four scores (Love, Skill, World Need, Paid). The overall Ikigai score is the average of all four. If you selected Explorer or Beginner as your experience level, the raw Skill score is adjusted by 0.85 to account for the tendency to over-estimate skills at early stages. Learn how to use your score.

Experience level (Explorer → Expert) adapts the wording of the scoring questions to match your familiarity with the interest. It also applies a skill adjustment for early-stage experience levels, giving you a more realistic Ikigai picture rather than an inflated one.

Yes. Your progress is saved in your browser so you can refresh without losing work. To start fresh, return to the home page — this resets your session automatically.

Shared result links are stored for 30 days. After that, they are automatically deleted from our database. The link will no longer load after expiry.

Yes. We collect no personally identifiable information — no name, email, or account. Only your anonymous interest scores are saved when you choose to share results, and only for 30 days. See our full Privacy Policy.