How to swim every day
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Enthusiastic praise from Kim Ha-na, Moon Bo-young, and Draw Andrew Lee Yeon's first picture essay! When you hit rock bottom, it's your chance to reclaim your life. How to swim higher and farther without breaking the bottom Lee Yeon, a unique art creator who has shared her independent attitude and stance on life with over 800,000 subscribers, has published her illustrated essay, "How to Swim Every Day," published by Purunsup Publishing. This is the autobiographical story of 27-year-old Lee Yeon, who quit her job in 2018 to reclaim her life. It is the first book to feature Lee Yeon's original character. The story of the darkest and most brilliant year in Lee Yeon's life, which made her who she is today, unfolds in two versions of a comic book and an essay, never before revealed. In the black and white comic, the process of finding a life for oneself amidst poverty and loneliness after leaving work unfolds over the course of the four seasons, while in the blue comic, the shining attitude toward life and reflections discovered in the swimming pool while trying to regain one's health are gradually revealed. And I elaborated on the unfinished story in longer essays. When asked why he was looking back on a year that was so lonely and poor, Lee Yeon answered like this. “I think that’s because there are definitely many people who want to shed the shell the world has put on them and explore their true selves in the crevices of the rocks. I wanted to tell you that I went through that time and became who I am now, so you can do it too.” If you have the right posture, anyone can swim every day. "How to Swim Every Day" will give those who feel they've sunk to the bottom the strength and hope to rise above the bottom and swim higher and farther in their own direction. |
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Prologue - My, 2018
Chapter 1 Winter
This is what I said to myself when I was unsure │A little big cleaning│A new resolution│Making a business card│[Essay 1] 'Belonging to me' means│I also have someone│I deleted Instagram│The road to me│[Essay 2] Who can worry about me the most?│I decided to learn how to swim│Breathing out of the water│Please save me
Chapter 2 Spring
The Feelings of an Unemployed Person│What is your Occupation?│An Adult's Tears│Another Name for Memory│My Affection is Acquired│[Essay 3] A Kind Person│I Will Not Be Forgotten│A Life Like a Pearl Oyster│The Meaning of an Eraser│Even Without Me│[Essay 4] I Was Here│The Reason for My Swimming Skills│Controlling Strength│Useful Struggles
Chapter 3 Summer
Summer has come│The order of seasons│Early summer rainy season│Half a year has passed│A walk instead of a commute│At Cape Hoka│[Essay 5] A trip that takes me further and further│The person who stays by my side│Heartbeat│Appropriate distance│What sin have I committed│Normalization│[Essay 6] When things seem to be going well but then fall apart│Looking at the tiles│The enlightenment that swimming gives me│I am the tail of the dragon
Chapter 4: Autumn
My Season│Endurance in Meaninglessness│For Whom Am I?│The Scenery Without My Face│Things That Describe Me│[Essay 7] Pruning Life│Rejection│My Pledge│The Shackles of Worry│A Moment Needing Silence│The Feeling of Swimming│Believing in Nothingness│[Essay 8] A Season That Is Empty Yet Beautiful│The Moment of Falling into the Water│The Way of Swimming with Faith
Chapter 5: Winter Again
Underwater│Money Isn't Everything│Legal Frustration Time│[Essay 9] What I Could Do Because I Had No Money│Rejection Special Lecture│Christmas Alone│The Race Called Life│Goodbye Pigeon│Sounds Like Reality│[Essay 10] Goodbye Pigeon, Greetings to Lee Yeon of the Dazzling 2018│The Secret of Swimming│My Myth
Epilogue
A New Challenge│Turning Point│The Whirlwind of Life│How to Swim Every Day│A New Life, a New Dream│Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Winter
This is what I said to myself when I was unsure │A little big cleaning│A new resolution│Making a business card│[Essay 1] 'Belonging to me' means│I also have someone│I deleted Instagram│The road to me│[Essay 2] Who can worry about me the most?│I decided to learn how to swim│Breathing out of the water│Please save me
Chapter 2 Spring
The Feelings of an Unemployed Person│What is your Occupation?│An Adult's Tears│Another Name for Memory│My Affection is Acquired│[Essay 3] A Kind Person│I Will Not Be Forgotten│A Life Like a Pearl Oyster│The Meaning of an Eraser│Even Without Me│[Essay 4] I Was Here│The Reason for My Swimming Skills│Controlling Strength│Useful Struggles
Chapter 3 Summer
Summer has come│The order of seasons│Early summer rainy season│Half a year has passed│A walk instead of a commute│At Cape Hoka│[Essay 5] A trip that takes me further and further│The person who stays by my side│Heartbeat│Appropriate distance│What sin have I committed│Normalization│[Essay 6] When things seem to be going well but then fall apart│Looking at the tiles│The enlightenment that swimming gives me│I am the tail of the dragon
Chapter 4: Autumn
My Season│Endurance in Meaninglessness│For Whom Am I?│The Scenery Without My Face│Things That Describe Me│[Essay 7] Pruning Life│Rejection│My Pledge│The Shackles of Worry│A Moment Needing Silence│The Feeling of Swimming│Believing in Nothingness│[Essay 8] A Season That Is Empty Yet Beautiful│The Moment of Falling into the Water│The Way of Swimming with Faith
Chapter 5: Winter Again
Underwater│Money Isn't Everything│Legal Frustration Time│[Essay 9] What I Could Do Because I Had No Money│Rejection Special Lecture│Christmas Alone│The Race Called Life│Goodbye Pigeon│Sounds Like Reality│[Essay 10] Goodbye Pigeon, Greetings to Lee Yeon of the Dazzling 2018│The Secret of Swimming│My Myth
Epilogue
A New Challenge│Turning Point│The Whirlwind of Life│How to Swim Every Day│A New Life, a New Dream│Epilogue
Acknowledgements
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Into the book
You don't have to be too afraid of not having any external affiliation.
The world you create may fit you better than you think.
The reason I am loved as Lee Yeon now is because I draw, tell stories, and write.
While doing these things, I never for a moment thought that I was imitating.
You can do that.
Rather than imitating what others see as cool, become a happy person who does fun things that suit you.
That's what it means to belong to me.
---From “Belonging to Me”
Suddenly, the teacher put my head under the water.
“When you’re out of breath, you don’t need oxygen.
“There’s a lot of carbon dioxide in my body, so I have to let it out.” “Oh, maybe my life wasn’t lacking something, so I wasn’t out of breath.” I think about the things I have to let out.
I need to take it off.
The carbon dioxide that fills me.
---From "Breathing Out of Water"
I think this is what affection is like.
Before receiving it, you may feel embarrassed or ashamed, thinking it is a luxury.
But if you keep receiving it, you will realize how warm and good it is.
And I'm grateful to those who made me aware of it, and I want to make it known to those who don't know.
That's how you share affection.
---From "A Kind Person"
"I don't even think about drawing anything spectacular anymore..." Why did I draw with such a heavy heart? I reached for the paper and pencil again.
The smell of a soft, gentle pencil.
Pencils smudge and erase easily.
In fact, isn't the ability to use an eraser not a sign of drawing a wrong line, but rather a sign of freedom to make mistakes? It's okay not to draw an eternal picture.
Enjoying freedom that cannot be enjoyed in life.
This is why I draw now.
---From "The Meaning of an Eraser"
I want to get better at swimming.
When I go swimming, the word 'economical' comes to mind without me realizing it.
If you do the movements correctly, you can go farther with less effort.
The bigger the splash, the greater the loss of power.
I hope to make a very economical and useful struggle by kicking the water away.
Maybe this isn't just a swimming story.
---From "Useful Struggles"
I don't want to give vague consolation like, 'Even if you're unhappy, it will get better someday.'
Poverty is a pain that only those who have experienced it know, and it is a sorrow that cannot be resolved with mere words of comfort.
If I may offer some consolation, it is that it is not because we have sinned.
Rather than blaming yourself for a non-existent original sin, it is better to grind your teeth and earn money.
That's how you stop sadness.
I hope no one thinks of themselves as people who deserve to stay in poverty.
I repeat, this is not because we sinned.
Some sorrows are simply caused by poverty.
---From "When Things Seems to Be Going Well But Then They Fall Apart"
The principle is simple.
When I cut off the unnecessary things, the energy that was leaking out through the branches is directed towards building the life I want.
I will continue to prune branches diligently like a diligent farmer.
This is how I tend the garden of life.
---From "Pruning My Life"
That was my bottom.
As I endured the water pressure in the deep sea of my life, I built a strong shell.
Above all, the fact that I did this when I was young is very meaningful.
Because no one pointed a finger at me even though I lived like this.
If that's the privilege of being in your 20s, then it is a privilege.
The geological thing is forgiven.
If you tax geology, people in their 20s are exempt from taxation.
At this time, I gained a lot of valuable experience and courage, more than money.
That's why I keep saying things like this in my diary from that time.
“It may seem like money is everything, but it’s not everything.” That’s why I was able to take on other challenges besides making money, and that’s how I ended up where I am today.
---From "Why Money Isn't Everything"
Life has always had a set track.
College, job, marriage… … .
There was also a suitable cutoff line, and I lived trying to meet it without even knowing that I was getting hurt.
Still, I thought this was okay.
Living a life you don't want, gasping for breath.
'Okay, this is good enough.' Then I ran away from the track of life.
It's similar to the feeling of stepping on white snow that no one has stepped on.
A life walking on a path without footprints.
A nice, cautious feeling.
The first thing I discovered on this road was that I was not crumpled.
I look quite upright and not as shabby as I thought, having deviated from the established track of life.
The world you create may fit you better than you think.
The reason I am loved as Lee Yeon now is because I draw, tell stories, and write.
While doing these things, I never for a moment thought that I was imitating.
You can do that.
Rather than imitating what others see as cool, become a happy person who does fun things that suit you.
That's what it means to belong to me.
---From “Belonging to Me”
Suddenly, the teacher put my head under the water.
“When you’re out of breath, you don’t need oxygen.
“There’s a lot of carbon dioxide in my body, so I have to let it out.” “Oh, maybe my life wasn’t lacking something, so I wasn’t out of breath.” I think about the things I have to let out.
I need to take it off.
The carbon dioxide that fills me.
---From "Breathing Out of Water"
I think this is what affection is like.
Before receiving it, you may feel embarrassed or ashamed, thinking it is a luxury.
But if you keep receiving it, you will realize how warm and good it is.
And I'm grateful to those who made me aware of it, and I want to make it known to those who don't know.
That's how you share affection.
---From "A Kind Person"
"I don't even think about drawing anything spectacular anymore..." Why did I draw with such a heavy heart? I reached for the paper and pencil again.
The smell of a soft, gentle pencil.
Pencils smudge and erase easily.
In fact, isn't the ability to use an eraser not a sign of drawing a wrong line, but rather a sign of freedom to make mistakes? It's okay not to draw an eternal picture.
Enjoying freedom that cannot be enjoyed in life.
This is why I draw now.
---From "The Meaning of an Eraser"
I want to get better at swimming.
When I go swimming, the word 'economical' comes to mind without me realizing it.
If you do the movements correctly, you can go farther with less effort.
The bigger the splash, the greater the loss of power.
I hope to make a very economical and useful struggle by kicking the water away.
Maybe this isn't just a swimming story.
---From "Useful Struggles"
I don't want to give vague consolation like, 'Even if you're unhappy, it will get better someday.'
Poverty is a pain that only those who have experienced it know, and it is a sorrow that cannot be resolved with mere words of comfort.
If I may offer some consolation, it is that it is not because we have sinned.
Rather than blaming yourself for a non-existent original sin, it is better to grind your teeth and earn money.
That's how you stop sadness.
I hope no one thinks of themselves as people who deserve to stay in poverty.
I repeat, this is not because we sinned.
Some sorrows are simply caused by poverty.
---From "When Things Seems to Be Going Well But Then They Fall Apart"
The principle is simple.
When I cut off the unnecessary things, the energy that was leaking out through the branches is directed towards building the life I want.
I will continue to prune branches diligently like a diligent farmer.
This is how I tend the garden of life.
---From "Pruning My Life"
That was my bottom.
As I endured the water pressure in the deep sea of my life, I built a strong shell.
Above all, the fact that I did this when I was young is very meaningful.
Because no one pointed a finger at me even though I lived like this.
If that's the privilege of being in your 20s, then it is a privilege.
The geological thing is forgiven.
If you tax geology, people in their 20s are exempt from taxation.
At this time, I gained a lot of valuable experience and courage, more than money.
That's why I keep saying things like this in my diary from that time.
“It may seem like money is everything, but it’s not everything.” That’s why I was able to take on other challenges besides making money, and that’s how I ended up where I am today.
---From "Why Money Isn't Everything"
Life has always had a set track.
College, job, marriage… … .
There was also a suitable cutoff line, and I lived trying to meet it without even knowing that I was getting hurt.
Still, I thought this was okay.
Living a life you don't want, gasping for breath.
'Okay, this is good enough.' Then I ran away from the track of life.
It's similar to the feeling of stepping on white snow that no one has stepped on.
A life walking on a path without footprints.
A nice, cautious feeling.
The first thing I discovered on this road was that I was not crumpled.
I look quite upright and not as shabby as I thought, having deviated from the established track of life.
---From "The Race Called Life"
Publisher's Review
How can we truly live a life for ourselves?
"How to Swim Every Day" is an autobiographical essay that records a year that became a decisive turning point in Lee Yeon's life.
The story begins with the decision to quit the job due to the bullying that continues even after the year changes.
I forgot about the paintings I had always wanted to draw and just worked hard to look good to others, but the company was a place where there was no warmth at all in return.
What Lee Yeon ended up with after leaving the company was none other than panic disorder.
I was in no shape financially or psychologically, but I couldn't just collapse like this.
I had to get my life back.
Above all, regaining your health is the most urgent task.
I chose swimming because it was the cheapest.
I cut my long hair short to dry it quickly in order to catch the free shuttle bus.
“It looked somehow new.” And they even gave it a new name.
“Lee Yeon.”
“A life of unfolding and achieving what you want.” I even made a new business card.
There was no affiliation or title on the business card.
This time, I decided to belong to myself, someone I could trust, rather than anyone else.
I wrote in my diary as I ended that harsh winter.
“The road to me was so long.”
After that, I moved forward towards a new life, towards the four seasons that would be the poorest and loneliest, but also the most brilliantly remembered.
That was the first decision that created the current Lee Yeon.
What happened to him who decided to start a new life?
“Even though we look the same, inside we are different every day.”
Learning to flap your wings in front of a cliff, and finally encountering a miracle!
"How to Swim Every Day" is a book like a letter to those who dream of a life outside the established track but struggle to muster the courage.
Poet Moon Bo-young described this book as follows:
“When we stray from the established track of life, we find ourselves standing on the edge of a cliff, but it is because of this that we are able to flap our wings for the first time.
I would like to call this book 'Wings Training.' College, employment, marriage... Lee Yeon, who has run away from the track that our society usually sets for her and stands before a dizzying cliff, does not stop flapping her wings.
I swim, draw, travel, and work part-time, and I move forward little by little.
Nothing changed overnight in the harsh daily life.
But just as the swimming instructor said, Lee Yeon swam silently every day.
“Even though we look the same, inside we are different every day.”
In this way, I fought against poverty and loneliness and expanded the scope of my life step by step.
After about half a year, I finally managed to drag my small body to the westernmost point of Europe, Cape Roca, Portugal.
“This little me has come this far,” I thought at that moment.
“I can go further in the future.” Lee Yeon recalls that it was only after leaving the company that she discovered her true worth and the ability to go further.
Furthermore, I became a person who wondered, “How far will I go?”
As readers read each of Lee Yeon's continuing 'wing practice', they are led to reflect on their own potential.
His story inspires readers with hope: "Maybe I, too, have powers I don't know I have."
Author Kim Ha-na said, “It felt like reading my childhood diary, and my heart ached the whole time,” and added that readers will be able to find miracles through this book.
“Incredibly, at one moment, light appears, and new branches sprout vigorously from the seemingly dead tree.
“In the end, we all become miracles.” In this way, 『How to Swim Every Day』, which is illuminated by the enthusiastic praise of the authors, is a book that seeks miracles at the edge of a cliff.
Anyone who wants to fly must stand in front of a cliff, even if it is scary.
"How to Swim Every Day" will give you that courage.
As I follow the author's memories of taking a step towards the cliff in my life, I find myself naturally clenching my fist by the time I close the book.
You can encounter miracles.
“It’s okay to drink a lot of water.
“I am now a person who knows how to swim.”
Lee Yeon's Guide to Swimming Further Every Day
The message contained in this book is not only salvaged from memories of 2018.
The ten essays are filled with Lee Yeon's perspectives and attitudes on life in 2022.
What does it mean to "belong to me"? How can we cultivate "affection"? How do we overcome the moments when things seem to be going well only to crumble in the end? As we follow this journey of exploring answers to these and other questions, we'll discover Lee Yeon-man's profound insights, which have resonated with over 800,000 subscribers.
“The 20s are called the golden age of life, but I think they are actually the most vulnerable and shabby times,” said Drawnrew, a writer representing millennial free workers. “Lee Yeon’s 20s are very similar to mine and most of our 20s.”
As he says, "How to Swim Every Day" is by no means a special story about someone with extraordinary talent.
Like any other wandering 20- or 30-year-old, Lee Yeon struggles with poverty, regrets lost dreams, and misses friends who have left her.
So he says.
“I wanted to tell you that I, too, have gone through that time and become who I am today, so you can do it too.” As he said, anyone who wants to explore their true self can find the courage and support to believe that they can do it too from this book.
Now is the time to find a way to hit rock bottom and rise again.
Hoping you swim further every day.
"How to Swim Every Day" is an autobiographical essay that records a year that became a decisive turning point in Lee Yeon's life.
The story begins with the decision to quit the job due to the bullying that continues even after the year changes.
I forgot about the paintings I had always wanted to draw and just worked hard to look good to others, but the company was a place where there was no warmth at all in return.
What Lee Yeon ended up with after leaving the company was none other than panic disorder.
I was in no shape financially or psychologically, but I couldn't just collapse like this.
I had to get my life back.
Above all, regaining your health is the most urgent task.
I chose swimming because it was the cheapest.
I cut my long hair short to dry it quickly in order to catch the free shuttle bus.
“It looked somehow new.” And they even gave it a new name.
“Lee Yeon.”
“A life of unfolding and achieving what you want.” I even made a new business card.
There was no affiliation or title on the business card.
This time, I decided to belong to myself, someone I could trust, rather than anyone else.
I wrote in my diary as I ended that harsh winter.
“The road to me was so long.”
After that, I moved forward towards a new life, towards the four seasons that would be the poorest and loneliest, but also the most brilliantly remembered.
That was the first decision that created the current Lee Yeon.
What happened to him who decided to start a new life?
“Even though we look the same, inside we are different every day.”
Learning to flap your wings in front of a cliff, and finally encountering a miracle!
"How to Swim Every Day" is a book like a letter to those who dream of a life outside the established track but struggle to muster the courage.
Poet Moon Bo-young described this book as follows:
“When we stray from the established track of life, we find ourselves standing on the edge of a cliff, but it is because of this that we are able to flap our wings for the first time.
I would like to call this book 'Wings Training.' College, employment, marriage... Lee Yeon, who has run away from the track that our society usually sets for her and stands before a dizzying cliff, does not stop flapping her wings.
I swim, draw, travel, and work part-time, and I move forward little by little.
Nothing changed overnight in the harsh daily life.
But just as the swimming instructor said, Lee Yeon swam silently every day.
“Even though we look the same, inside we are different every day.”
In this way, I fought against poverty and loneliness and expanded the scope of my life step by step.
After about half a year, I finally managed to drag my small body to the westernmost point of Europe, Cape Roca, Portugal.
“This little me has come this far,” I thought at that moment.
“I can go further in the future.” Lee Yeon recalls that it was only after leaving the company that she discovered her true worth and the ability to go further.
Furthermore, I became a person who wondered, “How far will I go?”
As readers read each of Lee Yeon's continuing 'wing practice', they are led to reflect on their own potential.
His story inspires readers with hope: "Maybe I, too, have powers I don't know I have."
Author Kim Ha-na said, “It felt like reading my childhood diary, and my heart ached the whole time,” and added that readers will be able to find miracles through this book.
“Incredibly, at one moment, light appears, and new branches sprout vigorously from the seemingly dead tree.
“In the end, we all become miracles.” In this way, 『How to Swim Every Day』, which is illuminated by the enthusiastic praise of the authors, is a book that seeks miracles at the edge of a cliff.
Anyone who wants to fly must stand in front of a cliff, even if it is scary.
"How to Swim Every Day" will give you that courage.
As I follow the author's memories of taking a step towards the cliff in my life, I find myself naturally clenching my fist by the time I close the book.
You can encounter miracles.
“It’s okay to drink a lot of water.
“I am now a person who knows how to swim.”
Lee Yeon's Guide to Swimming Further Every Day
The message contained in this book is not only salvaged from memories of 2018.
The ten essays are filled with Lee Yeon's perspectives and attitudes on life in 2022.
What does it mean to "belong to me"? How can we cultivate "affection"? How do we overcome the moments when things seem to be going well only to crumble in the end? As we follow this journey of exploring answers to these and other questions, we'll discover Lee Yeon-man's profound insights, which have resonated with over 800,000 subscribers.
“The 20s are called the golden age of life, but I think they are actually the most vulnerable and shabby times,” said Drawnrew, a writer representing millennial free workers. “Lee Yeon’s 20s are very similar to mine and most of our 20s.”
As he says, "How to Swim Every Day" is by no means a special story about someone with extraordinary talent.
Like any other wandering 20- or 30-year-old, Lee Yeon struggles with poverty, regrets lost dreams, and misses friends who have left her.
So he says.
“I wanted to tell you that I, too, have gone through that time and become who I am today, so you can do it too.” As he said, anyone who wants to explore their true self can find the courage and support to believe that they can do it too from this book.
Now is the time to find a way to hit rock bottom and rise again.
Hoping you swim further every day.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: July 20, 2022
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 484g | 130*200*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791156759720
- ISBN10: 1156759722
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