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Marc Winn
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Marc Winn writes The View Inside Me, a personal blog at theviewinside.me about philosophy and culture. Since 2018, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “What is your Ikigai?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-19, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog's post on Ikigai, the Japanese idea of finding purpose, as a reference point when discussing how careers fulfil people in some ways but not others. The comment does not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Essays and reflections by Marc Winn on meaning, purpose, and living a contrarian life.
Most-linked posts?
- What is your Ikigai?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-01-12
What Hacker News says?
Reminds me of the Japanese idea of 'Ikigai' [1]. Basically what you describe - most careers end up fulfilling you in one way, but leave you devoid in another. [1] http://theviewinside.me/what-is-your-ikigai/
Comment linking /what-is-your-ikigai/
on “In African Villages, Phones Can Become Ultrasound Scanners”Submitted Perfectionism vs. Excellence as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted What is your Ikigai? as a story · 2 points
HN discussion