Temperature of Existence: I'm Okay Being Alone
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Book Introduction
From the feeling of being alone, it is time to re-establish the center of ‘existence’.
An emotional humanities essay where emotions and thoughts quietly coexist.
"The Temperature of Existence," a book that quietly re-establishes your center.
The emotional humanities essay, "The Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone," is a record of solid language for those who seek to quietly re-establish their center, which is constantly being shaken by the fast pace and constant comparison.
Emotions are easily consumed, and standards are buried in other people's feeds.
This book pauses the flow for a moment, and allows us to view time spent alone not as an imperfect silence, but as an inner space where we can regain our sense of purpose in life.
"Temperature of Existence" guides us away from the perspective of perceiving "aloneness" as loneliness, and toward a sense of a quiet yet solid restoration of existence.
'Temperature of Existence' is, in the end, my own rhythm.
The 'existence' that the book speaks of is the true me within me, the self that is not swayed by the pace of others or swept away by the flow of comparison.
"Temperature of Existence" depicts a journey of restoring self-sufficiency by stopping relative satisfaction and listening to the absolute center.
The process of regaining myself as temperature leads from emotions to deeply withered thoughts, and from those thoughts back to existence.
An emotional humanities essay where emotions and thoughts quietly coexist.
"The Temperature of Existence," a book that quietly re-establishes your center.
The emotional humanities essay, "The Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone," is a record of solid language for those who seek to quietly re-establish their center, which is constantly being shaken by the fast pace and constant comparison.
Emotions are easily consumed, and standards are buried in other people's feeds.
This book pauses the flow for a moment, and allows us to view time spent alone not as an imperfect silence, but as an inner space where we can regain our sense of purpose in life.
"Temperature of Existence" guides us away from the perspective of perceiving "aloneness" as loneliness, and toward a sense of a quiet yet solid restoration of existence.
'Temperature of Existence' is, in the end, my own rhythm.
The 'existence' that the book speaks of is the true me within me, the self that is not swayed by the pace of others or swept away by the flow of comparison.
"Temperature of Existence" depicts a journey of restoring self-sufficiency by stopping relative satisfaction and listening to the absolute center.
The process of regaining myself as temperature leads from emotions to deeply withered thoughts, and from those thoughts back to existence.
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『Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone』
It's not a common story about enduring time alone.
It is a journey to step back from the standards set by the world and set new standards for yourself.
That 'alone' is not loneliness or lack,
To regain the center of life and restore the warmth within me
It is the most fulfilling seat.
CHAPTER 1.
Beyond careerism, towards conviction
CHAPTER 2.
Beyond the need for recognition to self-esteem
CHAPTER 3.
Beyond the instinct to go straight, to self-reflection
CHAPTER 4.
Beyond luck, to response
When these four axes meet - you break free from the satisfaction you seek in comparison.
Standing firmly in 'absolute satisfaction'
You will meet the 'me who is okay with being alone'.
□ Prologue
When you are alone, your thoughts are quietly revealed
The temperature of existence deepens
CHAPTER 1: From ‘Careerism’ to ‘Conviction’
Raise the level of thought
- You have an eye for detail.
- Expectations called studying
- Absolute fulfillment, a life centered on myself
- Live your life
- The path of the majority vs. the path of the minority
- The courage to make what you love your career
- People who believe in the music inside me
- A path to walk on your own even if you can't see the direction
- The person who has done things differently over a long period of time will eventually remain.
- Quietly, but firmly
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
The moment you rely on compromise, your dreams fade first.
CHAPTER 2.
From ‘need for recognition’ to ‘self-esteem’
Raise the level of thought
- The power of the chic cat punch is strong.
- How to listen to your own heart rather than what others say
- Me stopping dancing, you putting down the remote
- The desire to shine is something we often miss
- I was disappearing while I was holding you.
- Where was that feeling when he was called a servant?
- The Age of Survival, the Way of the Tongue
- Wear me as a brand
- The path to becoming a master of one's own life
- When you belong to yourself, you can live as your true self.
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
From the hunger of applause to the temperature of breath
CHAPTER 3.
From the ‘straightforward instinct’ to ‘self-reflection’
Raise the level of thought
- The instinct to go straight with a bowl of ramen
- I knew he was running, but I didn't ask.
- Shake up your life now
- The resilience of emotions in a green bowl
- A life based on staying
- The aesthetics of being absent-minded
- Running towards a better me than yesterday
- If I could live again, I would live like myself.
- The path to broadening your inner horizons
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
I ran, but what got further away was the voice inside me.
CHAPTER 4.
From 'luck' to 'response'
Raise the level of thought
- Today's rice cooker starts from today, not tomorrow's grandiose future
- 0% failure tolerance
- The courage to choose finiteness
- The choices you can afford build the quality of your life.
- A life of proactive response like Scheherazade
- The art of becoming an ordinary person, a unique person
- A life that embraces what we lose
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
The end of ideals, the threshold of reality
Epilogue
'Am I living as myself now?' -
Embracing the temperature of existence
The last sentence that comes back to me
Author's Note
The temperature of absolute satisfaction, 36.5 degrees
It's not a common story about enduring time alone.
It is a journey to step back from the standards set by the world and set new standards for yourself.
That 'alone' is not loneliness or lack,
To regain the center of life and restore the warmth within me
It is the most fulfilling seat.
CHAPTER 1.
Beyond careerism, towards conviction
CHAPTER 2.
Beyond the need for recognition to self-esteem
CHAPTER 3.
Beyond the instinct to go straight, to self-reflection
CHAPTER 4.
Beyond luck, to response
When these four axes meet - you break free from the satisfaction you seek in comparison.
Standing firmly in 'absolute satisfaction'
You will meet the 'me who is okay with being alone'.
□ Prologue
When you are alone, your thoughts are quietly revealed
The temperature of existence deepens
CHAPTER 1: From ‘Careerism’ to ‘Conviction’
Raise the level of thought
- You have an eye for detail.
- Expectations called studying
- Absolute fulfillment, a life centered on myself
- Live your life
- The path of the majority vs. the path of the minority
- The courage to make what you love your career
- People who believe in the music inside me
- A path to walk on your own even if you can't see the direction
- The person who has done things differently over a long period of time will eventually remain.
- Quietly, but firmly
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
The moment you rely on compromise, your dreams fade first.
CHAPTER 2.
From ‘need for recognition’ to ‘self-esteem’
Raise the level of thought
- The power of the chic cat punch is strong.
- How to listen to your own heart rather than what others say
- Me stopping dancing, you putting down the remote
- The desire to shine is something we often miss
- I was disappearing while I was holding you.
- Where was that feeling when he was called a servant?
- The Age of Survival, the Way of the Tongue
- Wear me as a brand
- The path to becoming a master of one's own life
- When you belong to yourself, you can live as your true self.
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
From the hunger of applause to the temperature of breath
CHAPTER 3.
From the ‘straightforward instinct’ to ‘self-reflection’
Raise the level of thought
- The instinct to go straight with a bowl of ramen
- I knew he was running, but I didn't ask.
- Shake up your life now
- The resilience of emotions in a green bowl
- A life based on staying
- The aesthetics of being absent-minded
- Running towards a better me than yesterday
- If I could live again, I would live like myself.
- The path to broadening your inner horizons
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
I ran, but what got further away was the voice inside me.
CHAPTER 4.
From 'luck' to 'response'
Raise the level of thought
- Today's rice cooker starts from today, not tomorrow's grandiose future
- 0% failure tolerance
- The courage to choose finiteness
- The choices you can afford build the quality of your life.
- A life of proactive response like Scheherazade
- The art of becoming an ordinary person, a unique person
- A life that embraces what we lose
Sentences that Pass Through Gatsby and Return to Me
The end of ideals, the threshold of reality
Epilogue
'Am I living as myself now?' -
Embracing the temperature of existence
The last sentence that comes back to me
Author's Note
The temperature of absolute satisfaction, 36.5 degrees
Detailed image
Into the book
We do this several times a day
It goes back and forth between hot and cold.
(syncopation)
'At what temperature am I living now?'
The temperature of existence is a knot that is revealed without words.
(syncopation)
A thought with a sense of class begins with that one thing.
And the thought is -
It is born from the quiet perspective of 'absolute satisfaction'.
Standards over comparisons,
Direction over speed,
It's more alive than it looks.
A life that starts from my own questions, not the world's standards.
--- From "Prologue - 'When you are alone, the level of your thoughts is revealed quietly and the temperature of your existence deepens'"
Inside, flowers bloom.
Who said that?
They say that physical fatigue creates the creator's stomach.
Ah, it's me.
(But I still get physical therapy without fail.)
(syncopation)
“Don’t wait for the iron to get hot,
“Hit it and make it hot.” - William Butler Yeats
(syncopation)
Embracing one's own existence that radiates in that way,
That in itself is PR.
--- From "Chapter 1 - 'Quietly, but firmly - How to transmit your presence with your own temperature'"
Even breathing cautiously, before sadness even wets my cheeks.
(syncopation)
Front legs together and tucked in, buttocks -
A body like whipped cream that has slowly leaked out, eyes wide open
The child who was pressed flat against the transparent wall.
(syncopation)
'I am me, and you are you. But I won't ignore you.'
A heart that speaks little but never closes.
A distance where you don't have to get close to someone to turn your back.
--- From "Chapter 2 - 'The power of the chic cat punch is strong - like a cat that loves but does not risk its life'"
I ran straight to the convenience store in front of my house.
With disheveled hair, sweatpants, and slippers.
(syncopation)
Like the protagonist of a survival mission just before the destruction of humanity
I headed straight towards that one and only wave in the world.
(syncopation)
A straight line that starts because you like it doesn't stop. And you don't lose your focus.
(syncopation)
There is a tilted axis at the center of the Earth.
Even if it's not perfectly vertical,
Rather, with that slope
Seasons flow and life grows.
We also have such a central axis.
--- From "Chapter 3 - 'The Straightforward Instinct of a Bowl of Ramen - The Moment I Ran Following the Love Within Me, Not the World'"
After all, the brands that last the longest are -
The name is 'I'.
(Omitted) Rather than being clothed in light, I become someone who embraces light.
Me proving myself with sincerity, not superficially.
(Omitted) It is more of an attitude than ownership to wear me as a brand.
It is a matter of choosing to live rather than show.
--- From "Chapter 2 - 'Wearing Myself as a Brand - How to Wear the Real 'Me' Beyond the Technique of Not Hiding the Light"
Sometimes inside me -
This question arises:
“Is it true that all possibilities are blessings?”
(syncopation)
“Think of a piano.
There are 88 keys.
Not finite.
But the music you can make with it is endless.
I like that.
“I can live with that.”
--- From "Chapter 4 - 'Playing My Own Life on the 88 Keys'"
Now, on Myrtle's stairs
I reflect on it once again.
Instead of the luck that can't be warmed up even if you hold it for a moment,
I decided to choose warmth that seeps in slowly and lingers for a long time.
(syncopation)
On top of the breath that builds up my daily self
Even if it's slow, it doesn't turn off
It remains as body heat inside me.
--- From "Sentences that Return to Me Through Gatsby" - "The End of Ideals, the Threshold of Reality"
The words 'absolute satisfaction' quietly touched the center of my heart.
The feeling of living as a being who is convinced of oneself, rather than someone else's applause.
The feeling was small and quiet, but at that moment
A warm warmth rose from somewhere inside my body. Not too high, not too low, just enough to be me - the temperature of existence.
36.5 degrees
It goes back and forth between hot and cold.
(syncopation)
'At what temperature am I living now?'
The temperature of existence is a knot that is revealed without words.
(syncopation)
A thought with a sense of class begins with that one thing.
And the thought is -
It is born from the quiet perspective of 'absolute satisfaction'.
Standards over comparisons,
Direction over speed,
It's more alive than it looks.
A life that starts from my own questions, not the world's standards.
--- From "Prologue - 'When you are alone, the level of your thoughts is revealed quietly and the temperature of your existence deepens'"
Inside, flowers bloom.
Who said that?
They say that physical fatigue creates the creator's stomach.
Ah, it's me.
(But I still get physical therapy without fail.)
(syncopation)
“Don’t wait for the iron to get hot,
“Hit it and make it hot.” - William Butler Yeats
(syncopation)
Embracing one's own existence that radiates in that way,
That in itself is PR.
--- From "Chapter 1 - 'Quietly, but firmly - How to transmit your presence with your own temperature'"
Even breathing cautiously, before sadness even wets my cheeks.
(syncopation)
Front legs together and tucked in, buttocks -
A body like whipped cream that has slowly leaked out, eyes wide open
The child who was pressed flat against the transparent wall.
(syncopation)
'I am me, and you are you. But I won't ignore you.'
A heart that speaks little but never closes.
A distance where you don't have to get close to someone to turn your back.
--- From "Chapter 2 - 'The power of the chic cat punch is strong - like a cat that loves but does not risk its life'"
I ran straight to the convenience store in front of my house.
With disheveled hair, sweatpants, and slippers.
(syncopation)
Like the protagonist of a survival mission just before the destruction of humanity
I headed straight towards that one and only wave in the world.
(syncopation)
A straight line that starts because you like it doesn't stop. And you don't lose your focus.
(syncopation)
There is a tilted axis at the center of the Earth.
Even if it's not perfectly vertical,
Rather, with that slope
Seasons flow and life grows.
We also have such a central axis.
--- From "Chapter 3 - 'The Straightforward Instinct of a Bowl of Ramen - The Moment I Ran Following the Love Within Me, Not the World'"
After all, the brands that last the longest are -
The name is 'I'.
(Omitted) Rather than being clothed in light, I become someone who embraces light.
Me proving myself with sincerity, not superficially.
(Omitted) It is more of an attitude than ownership to wear me as a brand.
It is a matter of choosing to live rather than show.
--- From "Chapter 2 - 'Wearing Myself as a Brand - How to Wear the Real 'Me' Beyond the Technique of Not Hiding the Light"
Sometimes inside me -
This question arises:
“Is it true that all possibilities are blessings?”
(syncopation)
“Think of a piano.
There are 88 keys.
Not finite.
But the music you can make with it is endless.
I like that.
“I can live with that.”
--- From "Chapter 4 - 'Playing My Own Life on the 88 Keys'"
Now, on Myrtle's stairs
I reflect on it once again.
Instead of the luck that can't be warmed up even if you hold it for a moment,
I decided to choose warmth that seeps in slowly and lingers for a long time.
(syncopation)
On top of the breath that builds up my daily self
Even if it's slow, it doesn't turn off
It remains as body heat inside me.
--- From "Sentences that Return to Me Through Gatsby" - "The End of Ideals, the Threshold of Reality"
The words 'absolute satisfaction' quietly touched the center of my heart.
The feeling of living as a being who is convinced of oneself, rather than someone else's applause.
The feeling was small and quiet, but at that moment
A warm warmth rose from somewhere inside my body. Not too high, not too low, just enough to be me - the temperature of existence.
36.5 degrees
--- From the author's note - 'The temperature of absolute satisfaction, 36.5 degrees'
Publisher's Review
The emotional humanities essay "The Temperature of Existence: I'm Okay Being Alone"
From the feeling of being alone, it is time to re-establish the center of existence.
The emotional humanities essay, "The Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone," is a quiet book that makes us reexamine the center of our disorganized lives, as it becomes increasingly difficult to walk "truly" in the face of fast-paced life and constant comparison.
Existence is the real me within me.
Not being swayed by the speed of others,
Don't get caught up in the flow of comparison,
A self that is self-sufficient and content with itself.
"Temperature of Existence" is an emotional humanities essay that makes me stop looking at myself as a relative fulfillment that comes from comparing myself to others and look at myself as an absolute fulfillment based on my own standards.
Ultimately, the recovery this book talks about is not based on the other person's standards.
It is about regaining the fulfillment that comes from ‘my standards.’
The feeling of being alone is not a lack, but a quiet time of recovery, a time to regain one's sense of purpose in life.
In an age of comparison and speed
Quiet sentences that reset the standards.
The conclusion of the idea of ‘temperature of existence’
It lies quietly on top of emotions.
If you want to re-establish that center,
This book will be the quietest, yet most accurate beginning.
The sentences flow slowly, following an emotional rhythm and inner texture.
“Temperature of Existence” does not stop at mere comfort or explanation.
Without relying on emotions,
Sentences that explore thoughts centered on existence
It quietly shakes the center of the reader.
“The temperature of existence is a knot that is revealed without words.”
“Ultimately, the most enduring brand is the name ‘me.’”
In short sentences, emotions linger for a long time,
The conclusion lingers quietly.
The three axes of ‘absolute satisfaction’, ‘level of thought’, and ‘temperature of existence’
It doesn't come to the forefront, but is quietly scattered throughout the book.
It starts with a warm story of everyday life,
Beyond that, there is a gentle echo that reflects on life.
The knots of thought are solid, but the sentences are not heavy.
Easy to read, but lingers.
The sentences that are conveyed as if whispering
It becomes a word that reaches you without you having to ask,
Sometimes it leaves a smile, sometimes a poignant silence.
Book structure
"Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone" is the first volume in a series of four volumes.
I regained my inner center that I had lost in my time alone.
It depicts a journey of slowly recovering the compass of life.
It consists of a total of 4 chapters and proceeds as follows:
- Practice stopping the world's script and setting your own standards.
- A way to break free from the need for recognition and regain a sense of self-esteem.
- Stop being addicted to speed and start walking again at your own pace
- An attitude of designing reality with manageable choices rather than luck.
The book gradually progresses from emotion to deeply rooted thought, and from thought to existence.
It leaves space for the reader to reconstruct the 'language of life' for themselves.
Appendix composition
At the end of each chapter, there is an appendix that uses scenes from The Great Gatsby as a mirror of emotions.
It contains “Sentences that pass through Gatsby and return to me.”
It functions as a literary resonance device rather than a simple quote,
Through the distorted choices of the characters in the work
It creates space for thoughts that illuminate the reader's inner self.
This book is not an advice book.
Rather than providing answers, it becomes a space where emotions and inner thoughts can quietly sit together.
Style and humanistic structure
Throughout the book, there are references to literature, film, psychology, sociology, etc.
Various humanistic references are naturally incorporated.
In one scene, it reminds me of a passage from literature,
It follows the cinematic rhythm in the flow of emotions,
At every moment of decision, we direct our gaze to our inner self, to the essence of existence, which is how we look at life.
This composition, which is read sensually while quietly making the mind reflect,
Readers who pursue both ‘feelings and thoughts’,
It particularly resonates deeply with the MZ generation, who live with questions.
This book doesn't end with reading.
Starting from the feeling of 'This sounds like my story?'
This book leads to existential reflection on the question, 'What kind of sentences do I want to live by?'
The message of the book
“The temperature of existence begins with the quality of thought.”
『Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone』
Beyond emotional comfort,
This book makes us look at existence again from an absolute perspective, moving away from relative satisfaction.
I love literature, I ponder my thoughts,
For those who linger longer than words
This book will be a quiet companion and an inner question.
“Temperature of Existence” begins with emotion, but does not stop at sentimentality.
It is an inner language for those who live with questions,
For those who want to find the center of their lives
It is a book that touches you with a quiet but solid rhythm.
Reading this book means
It is a matter of quietly reflecting on 'what is my temperature now?'
The reason why it's okay to be alone is,
Because it's time to re-establish my own standards. "The Temperature of Existence" is a book that will walk with me through that quiet time.
From the feeling of being alone, it is time to re-establish the center of existence.
The emotional humanities essay, "The Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone," is a quiet book that makes us reexamine the center of our disorganized lives, as it becomes increasingly difficult to walk "truly" in the face of fast-paced life and constant comparison.
Existence is the real me within me.
Not being swayed by the speed of others,
Don't get caught up in the flow of comparison,
A self that is self-sufficient and content with itself.
"Temperature of Existence" is an emotional humanities essay that makes me stop looking at myself as a relative fulfillment that comes from comparing myself to others and look at myself as an absolute fulfillment based on my own standards.
Ultimately, the recovery this book talks about is not based on the other person's standards.
It is about regaining the fulfillment that comes from ‘my standards.’
The feeling of being alone is not a lack, but a quiet time of recovery, a time to regain one's sense of purpose in life.
In an age of comparison and speed
Quiet sentences that reset the standards.
The conclusion of the idea of ‘temperature of existence’
It lies quietly on top of emotions.
If you want to re-establish that center,
This book will be the quietest, yet most accurate beginning.
The sentences flow slowly, following an emotional rhythm and inner texture.
“Temperature of Existence” does not stop at mere comfort or explanation.
Without relying on emotions,
Sentences that explore thoughts centered on existence
It quietly shakes the center of the reader.
“The temperature of existence is a knot that is revealed without words.”
“Ultimately, the most enduring brand is the name ‘me.’”
In short sentences, emotions linger for a long time,
The conclusion lingers quietly.
The three axes of ‘absolute satisfaction’, ‘level of thought’, and ‘temperature of existence’
It doesn't come to the forefront, but is quietly scattered throughout the book.
It starts with a warm story of everyday life,
Beyond that, there is a gentle echo that reflects on life.
The knots of thought are solid, but the sentences are not heavy.
Easy to read, but lingers.
The sentences that are conveyed as if whispering
It becomes a word that reaches you without you having to ask,
Sometimes it leaves a smile, sometimes a poignant silence.
Book structure
"Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone" is the first volume in a series of four volumes.
I regained my inner center that I had lost in my time alone.
It depicts a journey of slowly recovering the compass of life.
It consists of a total of 4 chapters and proceeds as follows:
- Practice stopping the world's script and setting your own standards.
- A way to break free from the need for recognition and regain a sense of self-esteem.
- Stop being addicted to speed and start walking again at your own pace
- An attitude of designing reality with manageable choices rather than luck.
The book gradually progresses from emotion to deeply rooted thought, and from thought to existence.
It leaves space for the reader to reconstruct the 'language of life' for themselves.
Appendix composition
At the end of each chapter, there is an appendix that uses scenes from The Great Gatsby as a mirror of emotions.
It contains “Sentences that pass through Gatsby and return to me.”
It functions as a literary resonance device rather than a simple quote,
Through the distorted choices of the characters in the work
It creates space for thoughts that illuminate the reader's inner self.
This book is not an advice book.
Rather than providing answers, it becomes a space where emotions and inner thoughts can quietly sit together.
Style and humanistic structure
Throughout the book, there are references to literature, film, psychology, sociology, etc.
Various humanistic references are naturally incorporated.
In one scene, it reminds me of a passage from literature,
It follows the cinematic rhythm in the flow of emotions,
At every moment of decision, we direct our gaze to our inner self, to the essence of existence, which is how we look at life.
This composition, which is read sensually while quietly making the mind reflect,
Readers who pursue both ‘feelings and thoughts’,
It particularly resonates deeply with the MZ generation, who live with questions.
This book doesn't end with reading.
Starting from the feeling of 'This sounds like my story?'
This book leads to existential reflection on the question, 'What kind of sentences do I want to live by?'
The message of the book
“The temperature of existence begins with the quality of thought.”
『Temperature of Existence: It's Okay to Be Alone』
Beyond emotional comfort,
This book makes us look at existence again from an absolute perspective, moving away from relative satisfaction.
I love literature, I ponder my thoughts,
For those who linger longer than words
This book will be a quiet companion and an inner question.
“Temperature of Existence” begins with emotion, but does not stop at sentimentality.
It is an inner language for those who live with questions,
For those who want to find the center of their lives
It is a book that touches you with a quiet but solid rhythm.
Reading this book means
It is a matter of quietly reflecting on 'what is my temperature now?'
The reason why it's okay to be alone is,
Because it's time to re-establish my own standards. "The Temperature of Existence" is a book that will walk with me through that quiet time.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: October 22, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 386g | 128*188*18mm
- ISBN13: 9791190601023
- ISBN10: 1190601028
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