8_If you can sit tall in your own existence.
Yesterday and today it rained helplessly
My mood is as dark as a stone that keeps sinking in water.
These days, whenever I get a chance, I think, ‘I want to retire.’
If things continue like this, I will be stuck in the workplace for at least ten years and feel helpless as I have a bright future ahead of me.
But for me, it’s enough to give up my monthly salary,
I don’t have the courage or guts to live an unstable life doing only the things I like.
This psychological state was reflected in the collection of sentences in August.
It’s like a passing cold, and you’ll regain your vitality, so let’s lie down for a while.
I hope tomorrow is bright and the sun rises.
-.<Wednesday’s Greetings> by Lee Jang-wook (poet)
Wednesday grows like a watermelon
stop by the bank
reading the newspaper
Crossing the crosswalk like an abandoned puppy
Wednesday is barking.
Tonight I’m as hard as a watermelon seed.
We witness this unexpected Wednesday.
In the pounding heart of Wednesday
Put your two hot hands on it.
-.
The words exchanged when breaking up
Makes me feel like I’m trafficking dead birds
So breakup is a beautiful deal
The moment it is discovered, it spreads its wings and flies around.
Make an alibi and say you weren’t there
I write, like a blowing snowstorm
The birds we kill are piling up on the beach.
You and I walked down this beach together on Memorial Day
Jagged waves, torn lines that are just trying to spread the word.
Like lips, next to death in the black and blue hour
-.Are you happy living as a space gardener?
What is happiness? I have an upset stomach, but if I can go to the bathroom, I’m happy. If I can’t, I’m unhappy. Once it comes out, it’s nothing. Happiness is a passing emotion.
So which emotions are important?
It’s comfort and gratitude. If I open my eyes and still have another day, I’m thankful. If you accept everything as it is, the world becomes more comfortable. The good and bad things that happen every day may be difficult, but just accept them. Like the weather. Don’t be sad because it rains and the wind blows, and don’t get angry because the sun is hot.
by unknown interview
-.In 2018, I worked on a research paper that tracked and classified the psycho-emotional state and subsequent lives of about 11,000 people who quit their jobs. At that time, a question occurred to me. ‘How long did it take for those who successfully escaped(?)?’ So, we selected only 100 people and asked them. ‘How long did it take you to go into a completely different field and make as much as you used to?’
What was the average value? It was 30 months. It’s pretty long, right? The details were different depending on whether it was starting a business, creating a job, or changing jobs, but when I added up the rest, recharge, learning about a new field, simulation experience, etc., it didn’t seem like an excessive period of time.
I also think about this every time I feel the urge to escape. ‘Do I have enough money to live on for at least 30 months?’ Then turn on your laptop. To write a 30-month career planner. After quitting your current job, do a simulation to see what you can do every month for 30 months to reach your final goal. Seeing that I can’t even fill in 5 columns in Excel, I close the tab with the thought, ‘It’s just a vague fantasy, so it’s not time yet.’
by Jang Jae-yeol (columnist)
-.Anpyeong: The subject matter of the comedy we do is each person’s deficiency, pain, or hardship. In the process of making it into a comedy, you come to accept it as real. It seems like we are going beyond what we think of as a problem and digesting and sublimating it. Even when I talk on stage, I think to myself that I am so funny and cool. It is comforting to know that the most difficult and heartbreaking story has created a wonderful moment. This was possible because the Northeastern District friends and the people they brought with them were safe and friendly people. Because I met a safe audience, I was able to speak as myself.
Jaeyong: I thought stand-up comedy was a good tool for self-objectification. In some ways, what we talk about when we get together is similar to what we would say in psychological counseling. So I think there was a tremendous bond. Isn’t this going beyond ‘operating’?
by Stand-up Comedy Team Northeast Asia International Oral Culture Research Group
-. A monk asks Master Baekjang. “What is so wonderful?” “I sit alone on the tall Daeungbong Peak.” The name of the mountain where Master Baekjang stayed was called Baekjangsan Mountain or Daeungsan Mountain. That is why it is said, ‘I sit alone on Daeungbong Peak.’ Simple yet clear. Whether you are working hard in a Zen room, helping out at a temple, doing work in an office, in a moving car or on the subway, there is nothing wrong with your life if you can sit alone in your own being anytime and anywhere.
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-.The legitimacy of emotions must be acknowledged.
by Dr. Eunyoung Oh
-. “Looking back, what I am most grateful to my mother for is more than the many benefits she gave me, such as the delicious food, good clothes, good education, and various experiences, it is her life itself that I lived as happily as possible at every moment of my life without being conscious of age. Before the words ‘sacrifice’ and ‘dedication’ that often accompany the word ‘mother’ or the feelings of guilt that creep up on me, she gave me expectations and hopes that my old age would be as fun and colorful as my mother’s. “I am once again grateful and grateful for the fact that when I think of my mother, I feel more enriched and happy than sorry.”
by Hong Bo-ra (author)
-. “Now, I want you to live your own life, too. Don’t devote yourself too much to your children.” There will come a time when my children will say this too. At that time, I will throw a strong punch. Instead of throwing a punch, my mom spoke gently. “Who do you resemble? How can you be so selfish? Try becoming a parent. You will know what I mean later.” The prophecy was correct. As time passed and I became a parent, I realized how false the words I had said before were.
by Son Hyeon (author)
-.Defines yourself as a ‘brander.’ What is branding?
If marketing is saying with your own mouth, ‘I am a good person,’ branding is hearing from others, ‘You are a good person.’ It is about designing the perception that occurs to others. I think we are doing that now. When I joined, I discovered how Brunch, which had been launched for three years, was perceived by people, and worked on designing how it should be perceived in the future.
In the end, I have to find what I want and need.
It must be viewed completely independently. Ultimately, it is an organization-centered perspective that defines me inside the company and me outside the organization. I have to start with what kind of person I am. Since I am this kind of person, I have to come to a conclusion such as whether I want to connect with the organization or work completely outside the organization.
How should I think about it?
I listed all the keywords I had. Among all the keywords including gender, age, etc., I found the identity that I wanted others to hear, ‘This is the kind of person you are.’ I grouped similar keywords together and gave them names. And defined it in one line. By going through this process, I can represent one of my many selves. Once I first make it known that ‘Kim Kimi is good at branding,’ people who are interested in it will look into me. I also learned that he likes cooking and taking pictures. If you appeal to too many keywords from the beginning, it will be difficult to accept it. The most important thing is to select representative keywords.
How long did it take you to do that?
It is the same period as the period in which the book was written. It’s about 1 year and 8 months.
It’s not easy. (laugh)
There is a book called Patagonia, Surfing When the Waves Crash, which tells the story of Patagonia by founder Yvonne Chouinard. I was impressed from the table of contents. Chapter 1, history, and Chapter 2, philosophy, are everything in composition. It is said that it took 15 years to write. He said he wanted to achieve overwhelming results and show people that a brand like this can be created with just philosophy. The process of discovering myself is bound to be difficult. I think just starting it means a lot.
by Kimi Kim (Kakao Brunch Brand Marketer) interview