This book is a "manual for restoring my values" for the countless realists of our time who have felt the emptiness left behind by momentary spiritual triumphs or comfort without alternatives.
Instead of offering vague encouragement like “Cheer up,” it asks the fundamental question, “Why do people unfairly underestimate themselves?” and dissects the cause.

The author, a "hard-core realist storyteller" with 24 years of experience, sharply diagnoses how "consideration" and "empathy," which we've learned as virtues, have become shackles that sap energy and implicitly enforce silence.
And the solution never lies in a great success experience. The answer already exists in the everyday life that we believe to be ordinary, and it guides us specifically on how the everyday life that we have been sleeping can become the most powerful weapon in life.

The biggest reason we strangle ourselves is not because we lack current values, but because we don't know how to discover and express the values ​​we already have.
It's simple.
But it's powerful.
'Gesori' helps you find treasures in your scattered experiences, analyzes the causes of phenomena so that you can sustain them, and provides easy-to-implement tools that anyone can use.
You will learn to reconstruct even past experiences that you might dismiss as dark history into valuable assets that have shaped who you are today.

After listening to the author's 12 carefully selected insights, drawn from his extensive and extensive field experience and thoughts, you will reach the self-assurance that "I am already a good person," and stand at the starting point of being able to confidently share that value with the world.

1.
“A lid? Hey… We don’t need that! They’ll bite and pull on each other and never come out.”
He entered the outpost, leaving behind the fishermen who were only clinking their glasses of soju, oblivious to the guys' struggles.

A few minutes later, a scene came into view where a guy managed to escape from the colander.
--- p.13 From 『They bite and pull each other so they can never get out.』

2.
“Look carefully, wise man of the future.
If cutting through a tangled problem is called ‘quick sword,’ then from today on, I will call the wisdom my son showed us of cutting through the ‘board’ of the problem that is trapping us ‘quick sword and hemp.’
…
There are many Möbius strips in our lives.
The formula for a relationship that you want to break away from but can't, a vicious cycle of thoughts that you want to break away from but can't.
On that road, you waste energy trying to find your way somehow.
Sometimes, you have to stop looking for your way on that belt.
And you have to ask like a cat.
'Is this path worth continuing on?' And if necessary, you need the courage to cut the ribbon and throw it into the furnace.
Of course, not all problems can be solved this way.
However, it is more effective to boldly cut out and reflect on the 'fake problems' that are suffocating me, such as the law of listening that was misunderstood from the beginning.
That is the beginning of a life that values ​​and cherishes me.

--- p.39 From 『Moebius and the Speedy Belt』

3.
There are three things contained in his actions.
It is the wisdom of honesty about one's own desires, respect for the desires of others, and 'coordination' that makes everyone feel happy about the situation.
He is more interested in making this a 'transparent system that everyone can understand' than in winning the chicken leg.
Because of his actions, someone loses a leg, but no one gets hurt.
--- p.70 From 『Chicken Legs』

4.
If a sacrifice bunt is a desperate cry of "I'll kill myself to save the team," an assist is a healthy language of cooperation that says, "The team wins when you and I shine together."
…
In the game of my life, there is no manager who can force a 'sacrifice' on the batter.
I am the sole owner of that plate, and it is entirely my decision whether to swing or bunt.
--- p.80, 81 From 『Sacrifice Bunts in the Baseball Field』

5.
We live our lives being mindful of others' opinions dozens of times a day, for countless reasons: the evaluation of others, peace in relationships, and future disadvantages.
It is deeply imprinted in our nervous system, like the antennae of an animal that detect danger in the air for survival.
But the world says it so easily.


“Please live without worrying about what other people think.”
--- p.
95 From 『Eye Contact and the Sound of the Heart』

6.
So let's put the other keys in our pockets for a while.

If you properly sharpen and sharpen this one master key called 'narrative', the tightly closed door of communication will open much more easily than you think.
If you use the remaining keys after they have been cleared, they will become a much bigger weapon than you think.

--- p.
151 From 『The Storyteller Who Sells Medicine』

7.
A situation where you just 'get by'.
This is the fate of the pork belly that is so popular in our daily lives.
(…) But the master chef is very likely to smile meaningfully and say, “This is truly precious.”
(…) Our ‘daily life’ is just like this frozen pork belly.
(…) The boring daily life, that big pork belly, can become a chewier and more savory story than any special experience in the world, depending on how it is cooked.

--- p.153, 155 From 『Frozen Pork Belly』

8.
“You are already a good enough person.”
You, who is shedding tears right now, you who made a mistake yesterday, and you who might make another mistake tomorrow.
You are already okay in every moment.
All the experiences you've had in your life—even the moments you regret and feel ashamed of—are precious ingredients that have made you who you are today.

--- p.160-161 From 『Why Half a Tear is Okay』

9.
The meaningless experience of 'Annoying Morning' is neatly created and organized into two narratives of different genres.
In my experience, which I would have just let go of, a 'protagonist' and a 'disruptor' emerge, and a structure called 'mission' and 'conflict' begins to take shape.
The first step in translating my experiences into a narrative is to start with a simple game: deciding on a protagonist and a troublemaker, and sometimes briefly switching their roles.
Unless you plan to become a professional writer, this level of 'mental play' alone is enjoyable enough and will change your perspective on everyday life.

--- p.
179 From Inside Out