preface
1.
Geokmulchiji
Chapter 1.
Who am I
Chapter 2.
The Influence of the 'Father Factor' on Life
Chapter 3.
Parents are role models for their children
Chapter 4.
Consciousness and the Creation of Reality: The Power of the Mind as Revealed by Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 5.
Post-genetic parenting

2.
sex
Chapter 1.
The brain's self-actualization mechanism
Chapter 2.
The Secret to Movement and Mental Health
Chapter 3.
Insights from brain science that drive human development
Chapter 4.
From anxiety to growth
Chapter 5.
Self-understanding and emotional regulation

3.
Jeongsim
Chapter 1.
All human thoughts and actions are psychological.
Chapter 2.
Psychology of Recovery
Chapter 3.
Growth of the mind and psychological transformation

4.
reception
Chapter 1.
Become the master of your life
Chapter 2.
Conditions for self-reflection and maturity
Chapter 3.
Self-design
Chapter 4.
Self-understanding and relationship restoration
Chapter 5.
The enemy called ego

5.
I am
Chapter 1.
What Modern Fathers Can Learn from Joseon Fathers
Chapter 2.
Family understanding and healing
Chapter 3.
Children's Mental Health and Recovery

6.
governing the country
Chapter 1.
Inner transformation
Chapter 2.
Finding balance

Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References

“Was I a good father?”
“Dad’s Bookshelf” began with a simple question.

The author reflects on his life as a husband and father, and asks himself fundamental questions at a turning point in his life after a long career.
"With what kind of mindset have I lived my life, looking at my family and the world?" This book is a record of a sincere exploration of that question.

We reread the eight-stage structure of self-cultivation from the Eastern classic 『Great Learning』, starting with ‘Investigating Things and Acquiring Knowledge’ and continuing to ‘Cultivating Oneself, Governing One’s Family and Governing the State’, from a modern perspective.
The life of the father is reinterpreted in the flow of seeing things correctly (inquiry into things), gaining true knowledge (chiji), being sincere (seong-ui), rectifying one's mind (jeong-sim), cultivating oneself (susin), governing one's family (jega), and establishing one's role in society (jiguk).
The author presents this as a practical structure rather than a moral lesson.
I want to refine my 'inner self as a father' through my relationship with my children, communication with my wife, and my role at work and in society.
Drawing on classical wisdom, the book connects insights from modern psychology, neuroscience, emotional regulation, and brain science, demonstrating that maturing as a father stems from alignment of the mind and balance in relationships.

"Dad's Bookshelf" is neither a parenting book nor a self-help book.
At the intersection of classic and modern, this is a journey of a father rediscovering himself and reshaping his relationship with the world.
This book asks a question to all who live as fathers.

“Are you struggling as a father right now?”
“Are you now acting as a father?”