prolog

01 I don't hate Mondays anymore

Not 'someday' but 'right now'
Pause
A hasty break, leisurely answers
Carefreely
A trip leaving in advance
Monday without the Monday blues
Expiration date, its regrets and preciousness

02 Don't speed up your mind

A life of watching the sunset
A day worth 0 won
Time given to nature
If you listen closely
The moment I found pure fun
Sometimes memories
Speaking without speaking
The thing called peace of mind
are you okay
slow
When on earth do you play?
A day when I want to see the sea

03 Celebrating the little days

News like this
A simple sense of accomplishment
Heart pounding
My first list
meaningful day
Without prejudice
Nothing to see
dawn air
Somehow new
A song that comes to mind when I ride a bike
A life of discovering luck

04 I am close to myself

Travel home
A meal to treat me to
The life of a building owner
Don't pretend
Just a little English anxiety
Fashionista
Like an elementary school student
A room of one's own, a life of one's own
Break the taboo
How to become rich
Alone but not lonely
Live beautifully
It'll work out somehow

05 It's okay if you're not smart

Live in the present
Cute Life
You don't have to be smart
A life without speeding up the mind
Havana's Happiness
Put your worries aside for a moment
If you don't know, say you don't know

06 Life as a Traveler in the Neighborhood

A sparkling year
Life as a traveler in the neighborhood
If you're tired, take a rest
I let go of my strength without thinking
The Pilgrim's Life
On the way home
Flicker

When you just feel like resting
Slow Hawaii

There was a time when I was worried that I would be left behind, so I spent my time trying to go high and far quickly.
As we live, there are times when we need to go straight ahead, but there comes a time when we realize that we can't always do that.
If you ever find yourself thinking, "I just want to rest," it's because you're exhausted and trying to get through the maze instead of moving quickly.

I used to love books, but at some point, reading became stressful because I was always looking for copywriting phrases. And every morning, I would rush to work before my hair was even dry, so I wondered what my neighborhood looked like.
One day, in the midst of my daily life where I was worried about what would happen if the copy I wrote was accepted, and even more discouraged if it wasn't accepted, it suddenly crossed my mind.
"I just want to rest." Normally, I would live like a diligent worker who wouldn't even buy a single t-shirt carelessly, but I made a bold decision, prepared slowly, and left.
To Hawaii.


Savor the Ordinary
I am a traveler of every moment

I used to think that the only thing you could watch in one place for hours was television.
Until I saw the Hawaiian sunset.
By slowing down, I no longer feel bad about missing the bus, and I can enjoy the unexpected scenery I discover rather than getting annoyed when I get off at the next stop.
These were the most ordinary moments: feeling the fresh morning air, looking at the stars, borrowing books from the library, and cooking for myself.
These were things that could be done even if you weren't in Hawaii.
So I brought my Hawaiian habits to Seoul.


Now, I cherish and love every moment of my daily life, chewing it carefully and savoring it slowly.
On my way home from work, I walked around like a local traveler, and then went back to being a worker, but I'm no longer impatient.
When you slow down your mind, you become a daily traveler.