Prologue: The Art of Escape: Turning Excuses into Justifications

Chapter 1: Nothing is more precious than a promise to myself.
The man who is farthest from running away in the world / The weapon you need when reading self-help books / The daily battle of self-esteem / Like the grandfather who never spills his drink / I have to run away from myself, not the world / My heart starts beating again

Chapter 2: A Manual for Using Willpower, Humanity's Greatest Weapon
What is your engine? / A strong will to escape and survive / A man who fell into hell because he couldn't escape / Check your memory / The happiness of a willful optimist

Chapter 3: Will imagination save us from running away?
Imagination is dangerous if used carelessly / Pessimists who cannot imagine another life / Imagination that overcomes strong inertia / The essence of imagination is escape / Self-exile to protect imagination

Chapter 4: How to End a Love That's Over
Someone You Once Cherished / Do You Have Traces of Someone Who Passed Through You? / Exile from the Imagination / Those Who Ran Away from Me / True Love Appears Only When You Run Away

Chapter 5: The Trap of Living as You Are
Why You Should Change Your Character / Getting Off the Never-Stopping Train / René Girard's Triangle of Desire / The Embodiments of Self-Development / Life's Pendulum Between Boredom and Pain

Chapter 6: There is no right answer, only constant revision and supplementation.
Do You Only Fight When You Can Win? / Why Wonhyo Willingly Became a Monk / People Who Won't Even Fight to Win / Avoiding the Second Arrow / The Most Perfect Way to Overcome Perfectionism

Chapter 7: What identity should we live with?
We cannot take off our masks / My identity is determined only within relationships / Will I be nomadic or settled / Perhaps the protagonist of our lives is time / Do not strengthen the antagonist's power

Chapter 8: Leaving Myself and Embarking on an Adventure to Others
What I learned from a month's break / A life dedicated to the appeal of others / Someone who experienced something I had not experienced / I contribute, therefore I am

Chapter 9: To Protect the Dignity of Life
Stupid, it's money! / Finding reason in the face of money / Work and money that make us independent / Don't be a means to anyone or anything / The impartial observer in my heart who protects dignity

Chapter 10: Saying Goodbye with a Smile at the Things Leaving Me
The Realization I Gained from Being Abandoned by Someone I Love / The Fear of Being Abandoned / How to Live Without Being Eaten by Anxiety

Epilogue_How to Move Me
Illustrator's Note
References

While you're holding on
Someone is looking for a place where they can win.

Since some time ago, there have been more and more people talking about the 'John Burr spirit'.
In this bleak and harsh world, it may be difficult to imagine life without the spirit of 'John Bur'.
Perfectionism has also taken over the world.
They set very high standards for themselves in their work and struggle when they don't meet them.
Excessive self-consciousness that believes, 'I'm not the kind of person who should be like this' attacks me.
The act of holding on with a healthy mind is admirable, but the feelings of shame and anger that inevitably arise in the process of holding on inevitably attack me.
I can't imagine a different life, forcing myself to endure things that don't suit me and relationships that erode my self-esteem.

So, what we need in this day and age is the ‘courage to run away.’
The most dangerous thing is to remain still and do nothing, and only running away in at least one direction can save us.
Of course, running away without preparation brings about another shame and comes back as a huge blow.
So we need the skill of running away well, and the key to that is turning cowardly excuses into brave justifications.
Anyone who has a reason to convince the world and himself can run away bravely at any time.
In "I Have the Bravest Face When I Run Away," author Yoon Eul introduces various methods for creating this very justification.
These include making promises to yourself and keeping them, overcoming insufficient understanding with willpower and imagination, constantly revising and supplementing, knowing that there are no right answers, and contributing to others and the world.
This book will give you the courage to run away and teach you the delicate techniques needed to do so, transporting you to places you've never been before.



The choices of the moment to run away bravely are gathered together
My own life map is completed

The escape this book talks about is different from giving up.
If giving up is the act of stopping in the middle of the path you were on, then running away is running with all your might in the opposite direction of the direction you were going in order to survive.
It takes the same amount of energy to move forward, just different directions.
Moreover, this book orders us not to run away from the world, but to run away from ourselves.
Because more often than not, it's me who's bothering me.
The art of escape is learning how to live more like myself by going out into the world outside of myself.

In this way, the book, “I have the bravest face when I run away,” presents an original and powerful argument.
However, the book itself is quite enjoyable to read, as the author's various real-life experiences are intertwined with the stories of fictional characters, and the philosophical teachings that support them strengthen the writing's argument.
It's like learning willpower from René Descartes and Julian Barnes, and imagination from Gaston Bachelard and Ian McEwan.
The author, a publishing editor with 12 years of experience, has compiled life wisdom gleaned from various books into clear language that can be of practical help to readers.
Moreover, the illustrations by author Kim Soo-hyun, who has been chosen by 1.7 million readers worldwide, and the sympathetic messages included at the end of each chapter add to the fun of reading the book.

As novelist Kim Hye-jin said, “The process of following his honest confession is in itself a great guide to life for everyone living today,” and this book takes on the role of a guide to life.
Especially if you're stuck in a rut, unable to do anything, this book will help you find direction for your life and even give you the strength to keep moving forward.



Ending the 'era of John Burr'
Essay on existential philosophy

Yun's writing, which displays remarkable insights drawn from diverse philosophical and literary content, makes us see things we take for granted as strange and unfamiliar.
It also presents a clear and realistic alternative to modern people who are stuck between the so-called 'hold on' and 'cut ties'.
Let small moments of optimism, exercised through willpower, permeate every corner of your daily life, but know how to imagine a different life and escape when the outcome is not favorable, contrary to your positive beliefs.
In response, Jeon Seung-hwan, the author of “The Man Who Reads Books,” commented, “The deep and broad essence of life that the author has unraveled comes as a fresh and cool shock,” and Professor Lee Jin-woo, a philosopher and living intellectual of our time, explained the significance of the book’s publication by saying, “The art of escape has become an existential philosophy that allows us to survive in the harsh modern society.”
"I become the bravest face when I run away" was also selected for the 2021 Excellent Publishing Content Production Support Project run by the Korea Creative Content Agency.
This book, which crosses all fields, including humanities books, essays, and self-help books, and presents unprecedented writing, asks you this question.
Do you want to live as you love? Do you yearn for a free and independent life, rather than blindly enduring and enduring? Do you long to break free from the stronghold of your country and venture into a new world? If you dream of a better life, this book will reveal a new path you never knew existed.