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Book Introduction
A single sentence can solve our life's problems.
The power of a single, short sentence that travels along the emotional trajectory and resonates deeply within the heart.
“I have a ‘quote warehouse’…”
If there is a sentence that can help you find the beginning of a good life,
I have a storehouse of famous quotes.
For a long time, when I read books and come across good quotes, I create a folder on my blog and write them down or save them as document files.
As the number of quotes increased, I created an Excel file and organized them by topic, but now I am collecting them like a squirrel collecting acorns in Evernote in folders called 'Useful Quotes' and 'Short Messages'.
I counted this time and there are about a thousand sentences piled up.
If our life plans lie “somewhere between the tightly packed hourly Power J schedule and the loose to-do list of P,” this book was born from an Excel file filled with quotes and the meticulously planned writing schedule of the Power J.
The author, a psychiatrist, maintains a routine of reading and writing at the library every day off, and has been collecting 'good sentences' that press the buttons of the heart.
"Anyway, Famous Quotes" is an essay that started from that 'Quote Warehouse'.
If you let go of the prejudice that famous quotes are boring, every word in the world becomes a famous quote.
The author's collection of famous quotes includes Aristotle's saying, "What we do repeatedly determines who we are."
Not only are there classic quotes like “Excellence is not an act, but a habit,” but there are also words from broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu like “It’s scary when someone you don’t know well has a belief,” DJ Bae Cheol-soo like “If you like something, do it for a long time,” movie lines like “How Does Love Change?” and even an advertising copy from the Japanese railway company JR like “There is definitely a station you want to get off at.”
I started writing down sentences that could help me find the starting point for a good life, and I ended up collecting close to a thousand sentences.
The power of a single, short sentence that travels along the emotional trajectory and resonates deeply within the heart.
“I have a ‘quote warehouse’…”
If there is a sentence that can help you find the beginning of a good life,
I have a storehouse of famous quotes.
For a long time, when I read books and come across good quotes, I create a folder on my blog and write them down or save them as document files.
As the number of quotes increased, I created an Excel file and organized them by topic, but now I am collecting them like a squirrel collecting acorns in Evernote in folders called 'Useful Quotes' and 'Short Messages'.
I counted this time and there are about a thousand sentences piled up.
If our life plans lie “somewhere between the tightly packed hourly Power J schedule and the loose to-do list of P,” this book was born from an Excel file filled with quotes and the meticulously planned writing schedule of the Power J.
The author, a psychiatrist, maintains a routine of reading and writing at the library every day off, and has been collecting 'good sentences' that press the buttons of the heart.
"Anyway, Famous Quotes" is an essay that started from that 'Quote Warehouse'.
If you let go of the prejudice that famous quotes are boring, every word in the world becomes a famous quote.
The author's collection of famous quotes includes Aristotle's saying, "What we do repeatedly determines who we are."
Not only are there classic quotes like “Excellence is not an act, but a habit,” but there are also words from broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu like “It’s scary when someone you don’t know well has a belief,” DJ Bae Cheol-soo like “If you like something, do it for a long time,” movie lines like “How Does Love Change?” and even an advertising copy from the Japanese railway company JR like “There is definitely a station you want to get off at.”
I started writing down sentences that could help me find the starting point for a good life, and I ended up collecting close to a thousand sentences.
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index
I have a storehouse of famous quotes.
You have it all planned out.
It's just idling
The important thing is that I decided to run this year too.
If you fail a hundred times in three days, you will lose a year.
Anger is like hydrochloric acid
Ordinary, ordinary misfortune
Being Alone Workshop
Mostly indifferent to me
The brain loves diagrams
Belief triumphs over experience
Garlic and pebbles
If you like something, do it for a long time
How to Become a Comfortable Adult
Easy, deep, and fun
You have it all planned out.
It's just idling
The important thing is that I decided to run this year too.
If you fail a hundred times in three days, you will lose a year.
Anger is like hydrochloric acid
Ordinary, ordinary misfortune
Being Alone Workshop
Mostly indifferent to me
The brain loves diagrams
Belief triumphs over experience
Garlic and pebbles
If you like something, do it for a long time
How to Become a Comfortable Adult
Easy, deep, and fun
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Into the book
I don't really have any plans.
After setting a major schedule for about a week, or at most a month, I try to maintain a daily routine by adjusting the rest within that schedule.
Be especially careful not to pack it too tightly.
[…] The empty space creates space.
If you have the mental capacity, time, and energy to handle things, you won't be surprised or frustrated if things don't go as planned, if you don't achieve your initial goals, or if unexpected challenges arise.
--- p.22
Many financial planners suggest 8 percent of your income as a reasonable level of insurance premium.
In other words, for someone who earns 2 million won, around 150,000 won would be appropriate.
Then wouldn't it be better to only worry about that much?
--- p.31
There were times when my dinner plans ended unexpectedly early and I didn't have time to drink my usual amount of alcohol.
It's a bit awkward for me to go home at a time like this, but people are scattered.
There's no way I can grab someone and ask them to have another drink.
And there are times when I don't really want to talk anymore.
At times like this, it's a test for me to know that there's a bar in front of my house that I can go to alone.
I end up having another drink in front of the house.
And then the next morning, I wake up with a headache and regret.
I don't even have the words to cut off my throat.
--- p.58
A representative mental illness derived from Korean culture is 'hwabyeong'.
There is no English equivalent for the psychiatric diagnosis category, so it is included as 'hwabyung'.
In a patriarchal society, people who are not good at expressing their emotions experience physical symptoms such as feeling like their insides are burning, their chest is heavy, their head is dizzy, and there is a fireball inside their body.
This becomes more understandable when we consider the common comorbidity, reflux esophagitis.
This is a situation where stomach acid literally melts the bowl, as it travels up the esophagus and causes inflammation in the lining.
Mark Twain knew this very well, which is why he said, "Anger is like hydrochloric acid; it can dissolve the vessel that holds it."
--- p.72
Our lives are filled with countless memorable events, dotted with small successes and failures, as well as some fairly large failures and equally large successes.
However, these 'points' are separate events that occurred randomly, and there is no reason to necessarily link them together and explain them.
It just happened because it was meant to happen.
So, it's better to let things happen as they will.
[…] If something happens, “It is what it is,” there are more things that don’t require complicated thinking.
Because what happened wasn't meant to happen, it just happened.
--- pp.86-87
As time passes, the feeling of being hated, being angry and resentful, and wanting to return the hatred with hate, as if to show retribution, fades.
I guess that's what getting older is like.
Becoming a fire-breathing Godzilla while fighting and fighting is something that happens when you are young.
Looking back, I feel ashamed of myself for being like that, but I also think that it was a time when I had a lot of energy.
If it were now, I would have resolved to 'do my own work well instead of spending time hating others.'
--- p.106
Nevertheless, I am tempted by these words.
Whether it was wrong or whether it would become poison later on is not important to my mind at the moment.
I wish someone would show me a clear path right now, someone would put a simple diagram in my head.
Then the brain follows that path.
Even if it's a shortcut to hell.
--- p.117
If you've adjusted your conditioning and eliminated the little inconveniences of daily life, but still feel tired and exhausted, and you feel like you won't reach your goal, there's no shame in giving up.
Just saying, ‘I tried hard, but this is all I got.’ is enough.
Now let's focus on getting down safely without getting hurt.
70 percent of injuries occur during the descent.
After setting a major schedule for about a week, or at most a month, I try to maintain a daily routine by adjusting the rest within that schedule.
Be especially careful not to pack it too tightly.
[…] The empty space creates space.
If you have the mental capacity, time, and energy to handle things, you won't be surprised or frustrated if things don't go as planned, if you don't achieve your initial goals, or if unexpected challenges arise.
--- p.22
Many financial planners suggest 8 percent of your income as a reasonable level of insurance premium.
In other words, for someone who earns 2 million won, around 150,000 won would be appropriate.
Then wouldn't it be better to only worry about that much?
--- p.31
There were times when my dinner plans ended unexpectedly early and I didn't have time to drink my usual amount of alcohol.
It's a bit awkward for me to go home at a time like this, but people are scattered.
There's no way I can grab someone and ask them to have another drink.
And there are times when I don't really want to talk anymore.
At times like this, it's a test for me to know that there's a bar in front of my house that I can go to alone.
I end up having another drink in front of the house.
And then the next morning, I wake up with a headache and regret.
I don't even have the words to cut off my throat.
--- p.58
A representative mental illness derived from Korean culture is 'hwabyeong'.
There is no English equivalent for the psychiatric diagnosis category, so it is included as 'hwabyung'.
In a patriarchal society, people who are not good at expressing their emotions experience physical symptoms such as feeling like their insides are burning, their chest is heavy, their head is dizzy, and there is a fireball inside their body.
This becomes more understandable when we consider the common comorbidity, reflux esophagitis.
This is a situation where stomach acid literally melts the bowl, as it travels up the esophagus and causes inflammation in the lining.
Mark Twain knew this very well, which is why he said, "Anger is like hydrochloric acid; it can dissolve the vessel that holds it."
--- p.72
Our lives are filled with countless memorable events, dotted with small successes and failures, as well as some fairly large failures and equally large successes.
However, these 'points' are separate events that occurred randomly, and there is no reason to necessarily link them together and explain them.
It just happened because it was meant to happen.
So, it's better to let things happen as they will.
[…] If something happens, “It is what it is,” there are more things that don’t require complicated thinking.
Because what happened wasn't meant to happen, it just happened.
--- pp.86-87
As time passes, the feeling of being hated, being angry and resentful, and wanting to return the hatred with hate, as if to show retribution, fades.
I guess that's what getting older is like.
Becoming a fire-breathing Godzilla while fighting and fighting is something that happens when you are young.
Looking back, I feel ashamed of myself for being like that, but I also think that it was a time when I had a lot of energy.
If it were now, I would have resolved to 'do my own work well instead of spending time hating others.'
--- p.106
Nevertheless, I am tempted by these words.
Whether it was wrong or whether it would become poison later on is not important to my mind at the moment.
I wish someone would show me a clear path right now, someone would put a simple diagram in my head.
Then the brain follows that path.
Even if it's a shortcut to hell.
--- p.117
If you've adjusted your conditioning and eliminated the little inconveniences of daily life, but still feel tired and exhausted, and you feel like you won't reach your goal, there's no shame in giving up.
Just saying, ‘I tried hard, but this is all I got.’ is enough.
Now let's focus on getting down safely without getting hurt.
70 percent of injuries occur during the descent.
--- pp.139-140
Publisher's Review
“OOO said this”
Good sentences lead to a good life.
Having been practicing medicine for nearly 20 years, the author has used famous quotes when organizing consultations with clients or when trying to change their thinking.
Quotes help us see situations from different angles.
This is because the imagery contained in the famous quote touches the client's memory, creating an unexpected synergy, or when the client looks at the problem through an implicit sentence, it is often easier to solve than when the client faces it directly.
But quotes aren't just relevant in the doctor's office.
The author is an ordinary man in his fifties who discourages his children from buying lottery tickets for fear that they will become immersed in a vain life by winning a lot of money when they are young, and who regrets ending a drinking party early and ends up drinking alone in front of his house, only to regret it the next day because of the hangover.
Even when correcting one's own wavering mind, a single line of famous saying plays its part.
It is a true 'life quote' that connects good sentences to a good life.
You miss the timing trying to find the best time to make a phone call, you don't let your child enjoy the little pleasures because you're worried that having a lot of money at a young age will ruin their life, […] it's all about worrying.
Everywhere you step seems to be a minefield.
Will Rogers said:
“Worry is like a rocking chair, it keeps moving but it goes nowhere.”
Even though I wrote this, it is true that it is not easy for me because I still have to kick the blanket sometimes.
But I try not to let anger be my close advisor.
In the words of George Bernard Shaw:
“It is not good to consult with anger.
“Anger is a poor counselor.”
“Then it becomes bearable.”
A Look Inside a Psychiatrist's Office Through Famous Quotes
As time passes and I live with famous quotes, sometimes I find myself using expressions that sound more like famous quotes than the quotes themselves.
These sentences are especially illuminating when I, as a psychoanalyst, advise people whose lives are difficult, whose lives are not going as planned, or whose emotions are overwhelming and difficult to manage.
For those who are unable to move forward because they are too worried, he advises that worry is “just spinning its wheels” and that “the right amount of worry is 8 percent of your thoughts.” He also advises that our lives are “the sum total of the results of responding to the unexpected, in a flustered and chaotic manner,” so even if things don’t go as planned, they should be relaxed by thinking, “I tried hard, but this is all I can do.” For those who are anxious and upset because of their relationships, instead of striving for “perfect, perfect relationships,” he recommends that they try to have a relaxed mind by thinking, “Wouldn’t they really kill me?”
This is a practical 'prescription of famous sayings' based on the rich experience accumulated in the clinic and in everyday life.
Let's say we write down all the things that have happened in our lives on a large piece of paper.
Good events are written in blue, bad events in red, and neutral events in black.
After writing everything down, I stick it on the wall and then stand a little further away, cross my arms, and look at it.
Some people's paper might be a narrative of misfortune, with red letters running like lines, but in reality, most people's paper is mostly black, with occasional splashes of blue and red.
Our lives are filled with countless memorable events, dotted with small successes and failures, as well as some fairly large failures and equally large successes.
However, these 'points' are separate events that occurred randomly, and there is no reason to necessarily link them together and explain them.
It just happened because it was meant to happen.
Sometimes it takes dozens of hours of counseling and therapy to solve the problems at hand, but more than anything, a single, inspiring sentence can offer a clue to the solution.
“Sometimes, to get a heavily loaded cart rolling, all it takes is a single stone to dislodge it from the wheels.”
And this is necessary not only for those who desperately seek comfort and breakthrough, but for all of us who struggle to survive.
Good sentences lead to a good life.
Having been practicing medicine for nearly 20 years, the author has used famous quotes when organizing consultations with clients or when trying to change their thinking.
Quotes help us see situations from different angles.
This is because the imagery contained in the famous quote touches the client's memory, creating an unexpected synergy, or when the client looks at the problem through an implicit sentence, it is often easier to solve than when the client faces it directly.
But quotes aren't just relevant in the doctor's office.
The author is an ordinary man in his fifties who discourages his children from buying lottery tickets for fear that they will become immersed in a vain life by winning a lot of money when they are young, and who regrets ending a drinking party early and ends up drinking alone in front of his house, only to regret it the next day because of the hangover.
Even when correcting one's own wavering mind, a single line of famous saying plays its part.
It is a true 'life quote' that connects good sentences to a good life.
You miss the timing trying to find the best time to make a phone call, you don't let your child enjoy the little pleasures because you're worried that having a lot of money at a young age will ruin their life, […] it's all about worrying.
Everywhere you step seems to be a minefield.
Will Rogers said:
“Worry is like a rocking chair, it keeps moving but it goes nowhere.”
Even though I wrote this, it is true that it is not easy for me because I still have to kick the blanket sometimes.
But I try not to let anger be my close advisor.
In the words of George Bernard Shaw:
“It is not good to consult with anger.
“Anger is a poor counselor.”
“Then it becomes bearable.”
A Look Inside a Psychiatrist's Office Through Famous Quotes
As time passes and I live with famous quotes, sometimes I find myself using expressions that sound more like famous quotes than the quotes themselves.
These sentences are especially illuminating when I, as a psychoanalyst, advise people whose lives are difficult, whose lives are not going as planned, or whose emotions are overwhelming and difficult to manage.
For those who are unable to move forward because they are too worried, he advises that worry is “just spinning its wheels” and that “the right amount of worry is 8 percent of your thoughts.” He also advises that our lives are “the sum total of the results of responding to the unexpected, in a flustered and chaotic manner,” so even if things don’t go as planned, they should be relaxed by thinking, “I tried hard, but this is all I can do.” For those who are anxious and upset because of their relationships, instead of striving for “perfect, perfect relationships,” he recommends that they try to have a relaxed mind by thinking, “Wouldn’t they really kill me?”
This is a practical 'prescription of famous sayings' based on the rich experience accumulated in the clinic and in everyday life.
Let's say we write down all the things that have happened in our lives on a large piece of paper.
Good events are written in blue, bad events in red, and neutral events in black.
After writing everything down, I stick it on the wall and then stand a little further away, cross my arms, and look at it.
Some people's paper might be a narrative of misfortune, with red letters running like lines, but in reality, most people's paper is mostly black, with occasional splashes of blue and red.
Our lives are filled with countless memorable events, dotted with small successes and failures, as well as some fairly large failures and equally large successes.
However, these 'points' are separate events that occurred randomly, and there is no reason to necessarily link them together and explain them.
It just happened because it was meant to happen.
Sometimes it takes dozens of hours of counseling and therapy to solve the problems at hand, but more than anything, a single, inspiring sentence can offer a clue to the solution.
“Sometimes, to get a heavily loaded cart rolling, all it takes is a single stone to dislodge it from the wheels.”
And this is necessary not only for those who desperately seek comfort and breakthrough, but for all of us who struggle to survive.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: January 25, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 168 pages | 120g | 110*178*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791193044247
- ISBN10: 1193044243
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