Finance and economics are inextricably intertwined in our lives. As long as you live in a country that chooses a capitalist system, you might have a hard time without knowledge of “money”, also called “capital”. In fact, the economy is heavily influenced by a country’s financial policies. In 2019 and 2021, when the world was locked down due to COVID-19, ...
“In the end, I have to change. And I have to change completely. I’m going to go to extremes, I’m going to change everything but my wife and kids. I’m going to go on a reform drive like this for the next five years, and if it doesn’t work, I’m going to quit. If I can’t do it for 10 ...
There are many different universities in the world. In Korea alone, there are hundreds of universities. If you look at Seoul, the capital of Korea, you can find dozens of schools. If you expand the scope to the provinces and regions, you’ll find hundreds of university campuses. At one point, I had a thought. I thought about visiting all the ...
Today, most of the world’s largest companies are located in the United States. Among them, the San Francisco and San Jose areas, commonly referred to as Silicon Valley, are home to the headquarters of some of the world’s leading companies. Apple, the world’s second-largest company by market capitalization, is headquartered in Silicon Valley, and Google, an icon of innovation, is ...
South Korea is the world’s only divided country. It is the only country on earth that is divided into two opposing ideologies, communism and capitalism. There was once a peaceful atmosphere, but in recent years, the world seems to be polarized again. In addition, the government’s policy is also taking a hard line against North Korea, and it feels like ...
We work hard, but life always seems to be in a rush. We work hard, get promoted, and earn a higher salary, but our lives are still stuck in a rut. What is the reason for this? If this sounds like you, you might want to give this book a try. The book “Rat Race” by Kokure Taichi is a ...
“The book titled “It’s Okay, It’s Gonna Work Out” is written by an author named Paul Meyer. As the title suggests, it’s a book of comfort for people who are feeling down. Even in the most difficult and challenging of situations, the way you approach them can make the difference between staying in the situation or being able to get ...
The book “The Innovation Instinct” is a book about “business”. The original title is “The Toilet Entrepreneur”, which can be translated as “The Toilet Entrepreneur”. This is a book written by a foreign author named “Mike Michalowicz” and translated into Korean. “How to make billions after failing in business and spending your last $20,000 on soju” The subtitle of the ...
The book titled “To the World, Maybe to Myself: 49 Stories of 7 People in This Age” is a collection of seven stories written by seven people, each of whom wrote seven stories they wanted to write. The authors of the book are Hong Se-hwa, Kim Yong-taek, Lee Chung-geol, Park Chan-il, Min-sin, Song Ho-chang, and Ban Lee-jung. The poet Kim ...
Until about five years ago, in 2019, we were in the midst of a “YOLO” startup boom. While economic growth and a sense of calm seemed to be in the air, that changed in the winter of 2019 when COVID-19 arrived. The world has changed dramatically since COVID-19. The positive vibes were all but gone, replaced by negativity. The economy ...
Our lives are heavily influenced by our environment. Humans are adaptive animals, and the “environment” we live in shapes our culture. So, “space” and “environment” play a huge role in our lives. Broadening the scope even further, literature has also become more interested in environmental themes than ever before. “Ecological literature, represented by Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” has gained attention ...
In the early 2010s, the phrase “asshole but cool” was all the rage. It’s a phrase that’s now a dying breed, but at the time it was sensationally popular. It’s a phrase that was used appropriately when you’re good at something that’s definitely out of the ordinary, but it’s also a dumb thing to do. The title of the book, ...