Kizukare: The Japanese Word for the Tiredness Sleep Doesn't Fix, and 7 Gentle Remedies

Have you ever come home from a lunch with family or friends feeling completely drained, even though you did nothing physical? In Japanese there is a word for this: kizukare, the tiredness that comes from minding everyone else. In this video we look at what the word means (ki, ki wo tsukau, kuuki wo yomu) and seven gentle Japanese ways to ease it: naming the feeling, leaving "ma" (space) between obligations, choosing time alone like an ohitorisama, a soft no ("chotto..."), leaving early with "osaki ni shitsurei shimasu", simply gazing into space, and aiming for "ii kagen", good enough. These are everyday habits, not medical advice; if you feel exhausted most days for weeks, or hopeless, please talk to your doctor. Sources: Lieberman MD et al. Putting feelings into words: affect labeling disrupts amygdala activity in response to affective stimuli. Psychological Science, 2007. Japanese dictionary entries for 気疲れ (kizukare): mental fatigue from worrying about or attending to others. Chapters 00:00 Hook 00:48 What The Word Means 01:29 My Years Of Reading The Air 02:06 Name It 02:48 Leave A Little Space 03:24 Time Alone On Purpose 03:59 A Soft No 04:38 Leave A Little Early 05:11 Do Nothing At All 05:45 Good Enough 06:19 When Tiredness Is Something Else 06:44 People Who Let You Rest 07:13 This Week Japan at Home: the quiet habits Japanese families use to keep their homes calm, clean and simple. #japanesehome #declutter #japaneselifestyle #japanathome