Prologue: Tips for Living a Better Life

Part 1: Things You Hate Without Reason Leave a Wound
My own talisman that I want to believe is real
How difficult it is to be generous when you are poor
What if my parents are rude?
Maybe you don't like it because you don't know
The unrealistic reality needed to endure reality
To you who did not inherit the cultural heritage
The moment when you become evil without malice
There is a wound in something that is hated without reason.
Enduring the ambiguous me
How to Live a Second Life
To avoid being fooled by fake adults
It wasn't abandoned, it was found

Part 2: Hold the speed and balance like an egg
Can you survive without being a company employee?
Setting a daily mood threshold
I'm not the only one who does this.
There is no second chance in the company.
Things you see when you accidentally become a team leader
That person will never be above you
Between 'We don't deserve to be tired' and 'What does this mean?'
How to Handle Envy and Jealousy in a Mature Way
A tender and lonely encounter
I'll listen to everything, but I'll make the decision.
If you tell me to be grateful, I won't be grateful
You shouldn't raise a child

Part 3: Let's Go to a Better Place
Don't just live for today, you have to live for tomorrow and next year too.
Talking about money without crying
You have to buy time with money
Practice distinguishing between good and bad
A misfortune that fits the body perfectly
Unfair adult relationships
A person whose strengths outweigh his weaknesses
Let's go to a better place
Can an ordinary person create extraordinary content?
Just as I have wounds, you too must have wounds in places you can't see.
The darkness of the past is left behind in base camp

“You work hard, but you have no talent.”
I can't change the conditions given to me, but
I can only choose my attitude toward that condition.

There are some tips I wish I had known in advance.
These are very simple tips, but if you know them, you won't have to go far.
A small gesture that can ease difficult human relationships.
But not everyone knows the tricks.
Some people inherit cultural capital naturally, while others take a step forward without even knowing it.
If you have many people around you who can share their experiences, a virtuous cycle of achieving new things based on the perspectives they've gained can be created. If not, you're likely to feel fear before taking on a challenge.
There are complex reasons for the unfair starting line.
The author persistently delves into the poverty and discrimination he experienced as a child, describing that time as one dominated by an “ambiguous unhappiness.”
Living expenses were tight, not enough to starve, but enough to pay for department retreats. I wanted to write and become a journalist, but I was surrounded by words that encouraged me to give up, disguised as realistic advice, like, “It’s hard to become a journalist if you don’t graduate from a university in Seoul,” and “The best women can be are just teachers or civil servants.”
In an environment where spending is prioritized over investing in experiences that enrich our minds, the saying, "With that money, I could rather do ○○" becomes the standard for all spending.
If you keep having to choose between equally good options, life itself becomes stagnant and you become resigned to the idea that no matter how hard you try, there is no room for improvement.
Actually, many people do.
However, the author says that although I cannot change the conditions given to me, I can choose my attitude toward those conditions.
Along with the 'tough' life tips you need at that time.

As I grew older, I realized that some people had easily acquired information that I either didn't know or struggled to find out.
We were living in completely different worlds.
The difference comes from the network of connections between people called social (relationship) capital.
The size of your dreams can often be determined by whether you have people around you to ask for advice when you have questions and whether you can easily find role models.
When you have abundant related capital, you gain more experience, gain insight, and take on new challenges, creating a virtuous cycle.
Once you start making money, you need to invest in yourself to move to a better place.
It's about reducing the information gap by learning about the field you want and interacting with people who are already working in related fields.
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Don't be afraid to talk about money
Let's talk about what we deserve
Let's find something that we really like, not something that's just okay.

Writer Jeong Moon-jeong, who has worked for a long time at 『University Tomorrow』, a magazine that covers trends among people in their twenties, has been writing for a long time about 'money' and 'building relationships', which are the main concerns of young people.
It was a concern for young readers, but it was also his main interest.
Why don't people offer something without revealing the exact price they'll pay? Why is it so difficult to talk openly about money? Why do I always feel like I'm the "eul" (give-up) even in relationships?
Dealing with this situation requires 'practicing what's not bad and what you really like.'
The habit of spending based on cost-effectiveness may console oneself with the idea that it is rational, but it can also result in missing out on opportunities to experience the best and the greatest.
If you keep meeting people who are just okay, you will end up being pushed around by the situation without being able to look into your emotions carefully.
It is actually not easy to distinguish between what is good and what is not bad at once.
The practice begins with building self-esteem little by little by achieving small accomplishments.
In an age where comparing factors like income, tastes, and appearance has become so commonplace and easy, the idea of ​​preserving self-esteem may sound like an empty cry.
Self-esteem comes not from external recognition, but from a subjective belief in one's own potential, and grows through experiences of small accomplishments.
As positive memories accumulate, I can turn my life in a better direction at the moment of choice.
Author Jeong Moon-jeong says:
If I ever learn that I am worthy of love and acceptance, I can never go back.
So let's move on to a better place.
together.


Let's stop making bad predictions about our own lives.
Just because you were an unhappy child doesn't mean you have to be an unhappy adult.
Avoiding happiness, thinking that it will never be yours, or always thinking of the end before happiness and becoming impatient.
To break this habit, you have to practice choosing between the unhappiness you know and the happiness you don't know.
Let's stop with the ominous predictions, wear some nice new clothes, and meet someone who makes you feel good to be around.
If you make these choices, there may come a day when happiness becomes as comfortable as a tailor-made suit.
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