When I first wrote my list and looked at the topics, I've thought my ikigai would be to create. Most of my items were about creating stuff: writing fiction, drawing, doing embroidery, taking photos...

When I looked close enough, I've noticed it they were on my list not because of the act of creating per se, but about the experience that my creation could bring to anyone who interacted with it. The others items would also gravitate around the idea of creating or living a experience.

It was a mind blowing realization, as if the answer has always been right in front of my eyes, I simply couldn't see.