The final sentence of the article is somewhat nonsensical: "feelings are exactly the things that distract us from our wantings". "Wantings" are feelings!
The final sentence of the article is somewhat nonsensical: "feelings are exactly the things that distract us from our wantings". "Wantings" are feelings!
I read this as "When figuring out what to do with your life, don't _just_ consider what you love. You should also consider what you're good at, what is useful, and what others will pay/support you to do." instead of "Ignore yourself and just do what others want you to do."
Ikigai is also what others need and others are willing to pay for. Ikigai requires empathetic understanding of others.
Empathetic understanding of others should make one hesitate to tell them that being primarily focused on doing what they're passionate about is "self-centred crap", rather than using a less needlessly excoriating phrase. It touched a nerve for me specifically because I feel I, like most people, have prioritised doing things that other people need and are willing to pay for, and then felt attacked for my wish to be doing something I actually enjoy and have an aptitude for.
Edited: to be more empathetic to others.