“It’s not too late.

“Unleash the potential of your life with daily records!”

The life-changing, miraculous record-keeping method of Professor Kim Ik-han, the best-selling author of "The Giant's Notes."

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“I work hard every day to keep a record, but why don’t I see any results?”

Professor Kim Ik-han, Korea's first archivist and bestselling author, has dedicated himself to the field of archiving for the past 25 years and has been more diligent than anyone else in spreading the importance and methods of archiving, yet he still receives questions like this.


People with a desire for growth buy diaries and notebooks each year with the intention of becoming 'record-oriented people' and try to develop the habit of diligently writing things down, but they suffer because it doesn't go well.
Possible is a book that teaches you how to keep track of your daily activities to achieve results.
If you have a dream or goal, this book contains strategies to make that possibility a reality through daily records.
In his book, Professor Kim Ik-han systematically explains how to record daily life by day, week, and month.
This book will serve as a guide for those who have been writing without thinking because they did not know how to use records as a tool for thinking, or who have been hesitating because they did not know where or how to start recording.

“Only daily records can turn today’s experiences into tomorrow’s knowledge.” This is why Professor Kim Ik-han emphasizes daily records.
The daily records presented in 『Possible』 are easy and simple.
If you have a place to sit, definitely spread out your notebook.
If you spend 10 minutes a day checking yourself through your daily records and experiencing the growth of your thoughts, you will discover that you have changed from yesterday and have transformed into the person you want to be.

True journalism is the process of finding your dreams and transforming your life.
In other words, it is a realistic task that awakens the potential within me that I have not yet discovered, allowing me to achieve my goals and gain happiness.
Records based on thoughts and actions make dreams come true.
By starting to capture and articulate my flowing thoughts and emotions, I begin to know exactly what I want and what I am good at, and in the process, I accumulate the ability to realize my latent potential.
This is the magical power of records that I want to convey to many people.
--- p.8, from "Prologue"

“Professor, my day is a series of identical repetitions from yesterday. Is it meaningful to keep a daily record?”
This is a question I often get asked whenever I lecture on the importance of keeping a daily journal.
right.
The daily life of an office worker is a series of repetitions.
Many office workers barely manage to wake up in the morning, take the suffocating subway to work, frantically work, and then collapse in exhaustion when they return home.
What about housewives?
Starting with a morning that feels like war, and completing repetitive tasks that are not much different, the day ends before you know it.
It's only natural that you're at a loss as to what to write about when you're asked to record your daily life in a schedule where the only difference is the date.
But paradoxically, as I write down my daily records, the ordinary days that are no different from yesterday come to me a little differently.
As I look around, wondering what to record, I realize that the scenery of my repetitive commute to and from work, the conversations I have with the people I meet, my attitude during meetings, and the mindset I have when I greet my child when he or she comes home from school are all subtly different.
In this way, daily records give meaning to ordinary days, allowing us to experience a creative life that makes a difference through repetition.
--- p.43~44, from “Discover the difference between yesterday and today through daily records”

The magical change I've experienced while living a life of record-keeping is that I've come to solve most of the problems I face in my daily life just by keeping a journal.
Especially after writing down my daily life, I am hardly ever affected by emotional issues like anger or sadness.
You can literally control your emotions.
This is not a special ability.
If you're feeling irritated or angry and can't stand it, instead of repeatedly saying, "Oh, I'm so annoyed!", try calmly writing down the background of the situation and your emotions.
Of course, it doesn't work well from the start.
However, if you keep trying, at some point the true nature of the irritation will be revealed, the cause will become clear, and a concrete solution will come to mind.
Most people say they don't have time to think deeply about the everyday sensations and emotions they experienced today.
However, if I record my feelings and emotions in detail, express them descriptively, and bring them to the present, I can discover the source of suppressed emotions such as anger or irritation that I feel for no reason.
Catharsis, as Aristotle said, is the release of pent-up emotions to purify the mind and find peace.
So, with just one page of daily journaling, I can become the master of my own life.
True self-care is possible when we realize that no one but ourselves can love and cherish ourselves.
Not only do I not allow myself to be manipulated by others, I also become aware that I must not hurt others with my desires and emotions.
There is no more powerful strategy for managing your life than daily journaling.
--- p.58~59, from “Discover the difference between yesterday and today through daily records”

One of the great things about keeping a monthly diary is that it allows you to reflect on your life on a monthly basis.
Usually, it's not until the end of the year or the beginning of the new year that I have time to look back on my life.
You can never change your life with a reflection like this once a year.
On the other hand, if you keep a monthly diary, you will have time to seriously look back on your life at least once a month.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to self-reflect at least twelve times a year, which will help you to more clearly define your life's direction.
Reflecting on my life each month means reviewing the past month based on fairly vivid memories.
As you recall these vivid memories one by one, even the hazy past days will eventually come back to life, allowing you to properly reflect on the past and make accurate choices about what to discard and what to keep.
If you keep a monthly diary for just three months, the first thing you will notice is that your body is changing.
What if you repeat this 12 times over the course of a year? You'll be on the cusp of a life-changing starting point, and if you continue for three years, you'll be transformed.
You will find yourself growing amazingly.
If you keep a diary of your daily life, a bright energy will permeate your entire life.
Not only will your attitude and habits towards daily life change completely, but your level of strategy will also change.
Ultimately, you experience a magical transformation that transforms you into a person who constantly thinks about the purpose and direction of life.

--- p.70~71, from “12 Reflections That Changed My Life”

How many things in life do I actively pursue and feel fulfilled by? Most of the time, we're swayed by time, people, and circumstances as we go about our daily lives.
If I live as my persona and not as myself, then I am living only with my body, without my thoughts functioning.
Of course, there are times when thoughts are at work while we think, judge, and choose from moment to moment, but these may not be our complete thoughts.
In other words, we may be responding to life only with our bodies.
Keeping a daily journal is the most fundamental strategy for living with your head and heart, not your body.
If you are not familiar with daily records, let's start with 'writing one line'.
In fact, it is not easy to write a diary every day.
It's hard to remember your day and write it down in a narrative structure.
However, it is not difficult to keep a daily record that summarizes the time and actions in one line.
To make this a part of your life, you just need to make these three principles a habit.
First, write immediately after the action is finished.
Second, I always write when I sit down.
Third, if you remember something you didn't write before lunch or before going to bed, write it down.
If you just remember these three things, you can keep good records of your daily life.
This is effective even if you do it properly for just 3 days.
As I become able to recall my day as if I were watching a movie through my daily records, I try to make proactive decisions in everything, knowing that my day is more precious and that I am the main character in that daily life.
--- p.196~197, from “Miracle Morning Completed with Daily Records and Idea Records”

“Reviewing a victorious nation creates a habit of winning, and reviewing a defeated nation creates preparation for winning.” This saying by Cho Hoon-hyun, the noodle master, applies directly to our daily lives.
If your thinking ability expands like that of a Go player, you can recall in detail the reasons for the choices you made at any point in the past.
But even if you don't have that level of thinking ability, if you rely on records, your thinking ability will increase, and it is possible to remember that moment like a baduk player's review.
This is because recording daily routines is an act of review.
It becomes the history of my life and serves as a foundation for new challenges and choices.
I think the phrase 'shake hands at the end of a long story' means that instead of thinking in retrospect, you only consider various variables and end up making a decision based on emotions rather than reason.
No matter how much thought and agonizing I put into making a decision, if it is not based on an 'As-Is, To-Be' analysis or a choice based on past failures, it is another handshake.
However, if you keep a daily record, you can have an experience similar to that of a Go player reviewing a game.
You can resolve emotional distress through rational resolution and find your own answers on how to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
The interpretive past becomes the soil of the future.
If you keep a daily journal where you record and reflect on your daily life, the past day will become wisdom for life, you will be able to pat yourself on the back for your hard work, and you will naturally feel hopeful for tomorrow.

--- p.249~250, from “The Mechanism of Choosing Without Regret”