prolog

Part 1: From day laborer to Seoul National University top student
I was a fighter
Poclain is my savior
Let's fly, just one more time
Fairytale Land
As blank paper absorbs paint
Bro, I'm sorry
From goshiwon to karaoke
Hardworking test takers
My original sin
Last bet
Chief news heard at the construction site

Part 2: The Limits of My Sparring Partner
Why I Hanged Myself at Seoul National University
Anyone can become a Seoul National University student.
Teacher Pobi's falcon
Father and Honors
Even if things go wrong, they can't go wrong like this
Memories of an immature first love
The charm of hard work
The day Seongsu Bridge collapsed
Those who surpassed Pythagoras
Acacia, the love of a thousand years
'I' in Danwon Kim Hong-do's paintings
Freedom of the mind, freedom of the body

Studying Part 3 was the easiest
A day in the life of a late bloomer who has an IQ of 113, a 5th grader, and is taking the college entrance exam for the fifth time.
When your knowledge doubles, life becomes three times more enjoyable.
What are you doing now?
The pleasure of filling your body
'Sangchungok', a club, and concentration
Managing the Unconscious - Jung and the College Scholastic Ability Test
Crisis management is based on the ‘law of inertia’
'Studying was the easiest'

Part 4 JSS-style learning method
How to study
Korean
english
math
Mathematical Exploration II

Epilogue

The story of Jang Seung-su, a former day laborer who was accepted to Seoul National University at the top of his class, and his 'work' and 'study'!
The Jang Seung-su legend, a story of hope and inspiration that touched the hearts of the entire nation, continues.

★★★ A steady seller of study methods loved for over 25 years
★★★ 2022 New Edition to Commemorate 700,000 Copies Sold

★★★ "A legendary study motivation book!" _Reader Reviews
★★★ "It's moving no matter when I read it." _Reader Review
★★★ "The classic study method!" _Hankyoreh

There is a young man who has created a stir in the social section of the newspaper.
The main character is Jang Seung-su, who worked as a gas and towel deliveryman, a backhoe assistant, a taxi driver, and a construction site day laborer before finally entering college and being accepted to Seoul National University as the top student six years after graduating from high school.
His unique history gave the world a fresh shock.
My high school grades were 5 out of 10, and I started studying a year after graduating from high school.
A five-year repeat student with mediocre high school grades was accepted as the top student to the nation's best university, which attracts the nation's brightest students. This was enough to be an upset in the college entrance exam world.

From a high school fighter to a construction site laborer to a top student at Seoul National University.
Jang Seung-su's story of 'work' and 'study' that turned his life around, 'Studying Was the Easiest', became a bestseller immediately after its first edition was published in 1996, attracting attention from the entire media and the public.
And now, 25 years later, it has sold over 700,000 copies and has been loved by many readers, establishing itself as a legend in study motivation and a classic in study methods.
This is not just because this book contains Jang Seung-su's secret to passing the Seoul National University entrance exam.
His endless challenges in work, study, and life make us reflect not only on the reason and purpose of studying, but also on our lives themselves.
How did Jang Seung-su, with his small stature of 160cm and 52kg, become a skilled day laborer? How did he, with an average IQ of 113 and a 5th-grade GPA, juggle the roles of a breadwinner and a college student, becoming top student at Seoul National University? How did Jang Seung-su overcome the constraints and limitations that limited his life? In this book, we meet not the protagonist of a grand success story, but a diligent young man who is dedicated to his work and learns the true meaning of life through it.
His calm voice, which draws out the potential in us all through his own achievements, transcends time and leaves a deep impression and lingering impression on readers.


I am not a 'rare monopoly'.
I just had something I wanted to do and I focused on it.
I've hit my limits, been beaten, and fallen countless times, but I never thought that was the end.
At first, I hated myself for not having anything, but gradually, as I realized my 'potential', I regained my faith and affection for myself.
I hope that those who read this book will be able to see such possibilities inherent in their own lives.
No one should have to live a life they don't want to live.
We have the right to change ourselves, our destiny, our limitations.
And it has the power to do so.
_In the prologue


I just jumped in because I had nothing, and I clung to it because I didn't know how to do anything.

“You got into a place where others find it difficult to get in, but now your future is bright and bright.” “A male Cinderella who jumped from a day laborer to the top of the elite.” “I heard that the country’s top corporation offered you billions of won to scout you.” These are all stories Jang Seung-su heard from those around him after being accepted to Seoul National University.

However, Jang Seung-su was rather embarrassed by the reactions of those around him who linked his acceptance to Seoul National University as the top student to 'promotion' or 'success'.
He bluntly states that he is not a particularly ambitious person or a unique individual, but rather a late bloomer who took longer than others to get into college.
So why did you try so hard to get into Seoul National University, and how did you achieve that result?

I wanted to be good at my job, so I worked hard, and became the best 'worker' in the manual labor world. I wanted to be good at studying, so I studied hard, and became the top student admitted to Seoul National University.
'The more you use your mind and body, the stronger they become.' This is a conviction I have personally learned through my work and studies over the past few years.
_In the text

When he first went to a construction site, he couldn't even last a day and was left to fumble, but later on, he was able to work as well as anyone at any construction site.
When he first started preparing for the college entrance exam, he was thrilled to get a 200 on his first mock exam. However, after five years, he gained the confidence that he could study for the entrance exam better than anyone else, and finally achieved the result of being accepted to Seoul National University as the top student.
In this process, Jang Seung-su learned and became convinced that the human mind and body possess infinite possibilities and potential.

He says that most people can achieve these things.
Anyone can train their strengths to expand their abilities and break through their limits.
It may be difficult at first, but as your skills build, you will be able to tackle more challenging and complex tasks.
Therefore, when he says that 'studying was easy', it is not simply a fact that he learned while studying, but a result that he 'obtained' by dedicating himself to studying.


Jang Seung-su's life story: from a high school fighter to a day laborer to a top student at Seoul National University.

He was a fighter in high school.
Because of my poor family circumstances, I never even dreamed of going to college, and since I didn't study, I naturally ended up going down a different path.
During the summer of my third year of high school, I learned excavator skills just to avoid boring supplementary classes and self-study.
After graduation, he worked as an arcade attendant, newspaper deliveryman, and towel deliveryman.
One day, while spending every night drinking with friends and racing down the street on his motorcycle, he suddenly began to doubt his present and future.
After much thought, I chose 'studying' as the last alternative to correct my life that was going in an unwanted direction.
It was a year after I graduated from high school.
In my first year as a student, I applied to the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Korea University, but was rejected.
As the de facto breadwinner for his single mother, he started working as a day laborer and gas deliveryman to pay for his younger brother's tuition.
After earning money by May, I went back to school.
That year, he received 328 out of 340 points on the college entrance exam and applied to the Department of Political Science at Seoul National University, but was rejected again.
This time, after working at a landscaping construction site, he started studying again and applied to Seoul National University's law school, but was rejected again.
His low high school grades were always a problem for him.
After falling three times, I was exhausted both physically and mentally.
In 1994, I gave up on taking the exam and just worked at a construction site.
Since 1995, the college entrance exam system has been changed so that students who have graduated from high school five years ago can use their CSAT scores to replace their school grades.
For him, who was bound by the original sin of his body, it was news of salvation.
I tried again, and finally, in January 1996, I was accepted to the humanities department of Seoul National University with the highest score, taking first place for the first time in my life.
And now, having graduated from the Department of Law, he passed the 45th Bar Examination in 2003 and is pursuing a career in the legal profession.