Exported to Japan with the highest advance in publishing history!
"Easy and Comfortable," which resonated with readers in eight countries around the world.
200,000 copies commemorative edition published!

A commemorative edition of 200,000 copies of author Kim Soo-hyun's essay on human relationships, "Easy to Effort and Comfort," which has resonated with countless readers, has been published.
The author's greatest appeal, captivating 1.7 million readers worldwide, lies in his warm yet sharp perspective and the right balance of practical, real-life solutions.
It goes beyond simply understanding the reader's mind and even suggests solutions with a clear message.
"Easy to Effort", which allows you to enjoy both warm comfort and cool cider about human relationships, became a bestseller immediately after its publication, and was selected as the Book of the Year by major bookstores in 2020. It was also greatly loved by readers in eight countries around the world, including Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In particular, it was exported to Japan with the highest advance in publishing history, attracting media attention.


The reason why it resonated with so many people regardless of generation, country, or gender is because the characters in the book resemble me and the people around me.
Readers of “Easy to Effort” also confessed that they naturally thought about themselves and the well-being of those around them, saying, “I used to be discouraged by human relationships, but I gained courage from reading this book,” “I want to give this book as a gift to a friend who is having a hard time or needs comfort,” and “I bought another copy as a gift because I thought of a coworker who is going through a hard time with me.”
Friends struggling with past trauma, yourself struggling with family relationships, and even coworkers suffering from burnout due to workplace stress.


We can only have true relationships when we become a refuge for those around us.
And at the center of it all is always love.
Through this book, readers will learn how to protect themselves while avoiding conflict, as well as how to love those around them accurately and build good relationships.

There is a difference between something special and something precious.
Just as our family, friends, and lovers are precious not because they are special and superior, but because we give them our hearts, we should be able to value ourselves and what we have for who we are.
Then your self-esteem begins to fill up.
People often mistake self-esteem for feeling special, but self-esteem is feeling good about yourself even if you're not special.
It is not an anesthetic that makes you forget reality, but a safety device that keeps you grounded in reality.
---From "My life is precious even though it is not special"

If it's someone you're seeing for a short time, it's okay to give it your all, but in a long-term relationship, you need to pace yourself.
If you push yourself too hard, ignoring the fact that you are tired, out of a desire to get along with the other person and to be acknowledged, at some point you will forget even the good times, and in your depressed heart, a feeling of emptiness and resentment towards the relationship will creep in.
Just as a cup filled to the brim with water is prone to spilling, putting too much effort into a relationship can easily ruin it.
So even if you can do a little more, it's better to stop for the next time.
A look that won't tire you out even if you maintain it for a long time.
To maintain good relationships.
Let's leave the strength to come back.
That way, you can go longer and further.
---From "Let's Leave the Strength to Return"

When I think of the heinous criminals who would call upon the Master's grace, I sometimes think that it is also possible for selfish people, those who are a little vain or rude, to do the same.
I would say that this level of trolli is a kind of petit trolli that can be found anywhere, and that this shows a sense of leisure and compassion.
The world is wide and there are many places to go.
You can't hate every single person you encounter in life.
So, let us not waste our hearts on hatred.
Mercy to the petit tots of everyday life, peace to you.
---From "Be Generous to Petit Torai"

Even if you are a machine that uses abusive language, it is difficult to harm someone passing by on the street. Just as you would expect someone to accept you, you tend to use abusive language only towards someone in your territory.
For those people, if I treat them with respect and keep an appropriate distance while satisfying their need for recognition to some extent, they often do not speak rudely to me.
The other person also feels that they are not close enough to be able to use foul language.
Even if it's difficult to keep physical distance in reality, it's always important to keep emotional distance.
---From "Let's avoid the shit anyway"

Could it be that more people than ever are suffering from anxiety and mood disorders because we're constantly checking and observing too much noise? Like the advertising consent we've been wedged between the lines of universal consent, we may have been unknowingly consenting to anxiety.
Too much information makes our minds sensitive and causes us to become anxious and exhausted before we can even deal with a real threat.
---From "No Anxiety"

You shouldn't just bottle up your anger, but if it keeps exploding, that's also a problem.
A faucet that is always closed and a faucet that always gushes are both broken.
What matters is the method and degree of the attack. You can't fire a missile just because a fishing boat from another country comes over to your shore.
As intellectuals, we must signal to the other party, and if the invasion continues, we must issue the 'Jindo dog three' warning.
---From "I'll Make My Own Anger Management Device"

If you think about it, everyone has a story they can't tell, suffers from some kind of mental illness, and no one is free from pain.
It's not that I'm hurt because I'm lacking or bad, it's that we all live with hurt.
So, beyond the comfort and relief that we are not alone in our misfortune, let us have compassion for one another.
The truth is, we all live with our own hearts as tightly as I do, and the truth is, we all need comfort. That fact should give us a reason to be a little more affectionate toward one another.

---From "Aren't we all the same beings?"