Are you still living like a savage?

Dr. Lee Si-hyung, a beloved author in South Korea! A leading figure in the field of psychiatry, he offers us generous advice today.
43 years ago, the book "Let's Live with Guts" transformed him from an unknown into a star! This masterpiece, which set an unprecedented record as Korea's first million-selling and longest-running bestseller, has changed the lives of 2.5 million people.
This book is the final revised and guaranteed version of "Let's Live with Guts."
It serves as a practical prescription that can happily change the lives of countless people who still live like savages without courage or guts.
It is not a book to be read once and forgotten, but rather a book that serves as a mirror for self-reflection as you read it from time to time.
Let's break free from the shackles of habit and live as a free person through life advice that will pickle the wavering me at every moment!

*** After observing for a long time, I found that people of the 'Sukmaek' type have excellent acting skills.
Although he feels desperate longing and loneliness inside, he pretends nothing is wrong and acts naturally.
People around him don't notice how much pain he is in.
What's even more surprising is that even the person who is a master of the art is discouraged and doesn't believe in his own abilities.
This leads to a decline in initiative and creativity, and the suppression of the full expression of one's humanity.
Although they appear to be normal on the outside and have no major problems in their interpersonal relationships, they are weak in relationships with the opposite sex.
They hide this fact so thoroughly that it is not easy for those around them to notice it.

--- From the "Opening Remarks"

*** The question, 'Why did you keep the signal?' still brings meaningful laughter.
The main characters who kept the signal were a disabled couple.
The answer given by the disabled driver, who had difficulty pronouncing the words properly, shook the hearts of the entire nation.
Ultimately, this content became a meaningful scene that was included in the 7th elementary school curriculum.
After the broadcast, the public was faced with a change in their perception of basic public morals, laws, and order.
It was a (light but heavy) episode that qualitatively raised our society to the next level.
Viewers actively requested that the content be rebroadcast.
In response, the broadcasting station did something unprecedented by rebroadcasting the entire episode during the original broadcast time a week later.

--- From "Conscience Refrigerator that 'Raised Civic Awareness'"

*** Just like tastes and hobbies, thoughts also change depending on time and place.
If you buy something at a department store and don't like it, you can exchange it as many times as you want.
It's not too late even if the packing is finished.
It is your right to be able to do something even when you return home.
There is no other place to save face, so why would it be affected here?
People might criticize you for being so stubborn.
But that's a million words, and I'm changing it not because I have no subjectivity, but because it's clear.
That's guts.
Even if it's a small bet, let alone a life line, if you have no chance of winning, you have to change it.
Rather than being consistent and losing a fight you have no chance of winning, one way is to cancel it altogether.
--- From "'Consistency' is a Fool's Philosophy"

*** Love is not a one-way street.
It is also true that this Western mindset, which prioritizes marriage and divorce over emotions, has brought about various social side effects.
However, if you cling to traditional rituals and end up living an unhappy life with someone you should break up with, it is a bigger problem.
Divorce is not the beginning of unhappiness, but a new beginning toward happiness.
It is often said that women divorce for liberation and men divorce for remarriage, but this is also an old saying.
Divorce is now a human right.
Nowadays, divorce is not a burden at all.
You must also have the confidence to get a divorce.
Only then can you have confidence in your married life.
--- From "Divorce Fear? Divorce is a Right"

*** It's an illusion to plan something new and expect everything to go smoothly as usual.
If you expect this, you can't start anything.
It is literally a hundred-year contract.
This is because they lack confidence in the unknown and lack the sense of adventure or courage to handle it.
If you are too afraid of failure, you will only procrastinate and not take action.
There is nothing in this world that can be achieved just by putting your mind to it.
There must be objective evidence.
That's action.
Even if you make up your mind a hundred times, if you don't take action even once, it's as good as nothing.

--- From "Perfectionism Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder"

The old masters are stingy when it comes to recalling the memories of winning.
The moment you become conscious of the public, you become intimidated and lose your spirit.
I have a feeling that the real memories will come back to me more vividly than this long memory and that I will keep losing.
Strangely enough, such days end up as predicted.
There are times when I wake up on game day and have a bad feeling about something.
Something feels off, weighing on my heart.
Even though objectively speaking, there are times when there is a good chance of winning, there are times when I have an ominous feeling.
My chest feels tight and I feel like the pulse in my arms and legs is going to go limp.
Is this how we can win?
No matter how much your skill is superior, you can't help but lose due to your neurological condition.
--- From "If you get used to defeat, it becomes a habit"

*** Sometimes, people who are very affectionate can seem reckless.
It is because the boundaries of human relationships are unclear because everything is entangled in emotions.
People should have a way of breaking and tying things up, so why should they be like this sponge?
If I could live with this kind of person only through affection, we would become very good friends.
But unfortunately, reality is harsh.
In a relationship entangled with love, everything becomes '0'.
There is no calculation of who will gain or lose, and of course there is no hatred or dislike.
Any wrongdoing will melt away in the furnace of recognition.
This is what recognition is.
However, even among friends, if there is something to argue about, it must be resolved to maintain a healthy relationship.
That's the secret to being a good friend.

--- From "Overrecognition"