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A few years ago, I made a Typeform for interviewing parents. The form had questions like “When was the happiest moment of your life?” and “What is your definition of success?” I shared the form with friends and sent it to my parents. I still read Dad’s response. Simple products can be life-changing.

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Her name is Ban-ban.

a cat named ban-ban
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Currently reading: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ๐Ÿ“š A high school assignment I haven’t finished.

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Currently reading: Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein ๐Ÿ“š

  • Partisan identity in the US has become a mega identity.
  • Korean politics is polarized as well, but in a different way. Too many Koreans have strong feelings(worship or despise) toward a political idol. Often former presidents like Roh and Park.
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Here’s my laptop stand.

my desk setup
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Does the world need my books?

I’m writing a book about death. This book will be Jagunbae’s first publication. I was nervous when I decided to close my restaurant to start a publisher. My heart said I was on the right path, but I wasn’t sure if my creation could be a meaningful contribution to the ever-growing space of information. My mind played the same question over and over. Does the world need more books? More specifically, does the world need my books?

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South Korea, the land of lowest fertility rate and highest suicide rate.

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My favorite blogging platforms and tools. I plan to update this page regularly. kangminsuk.com/blog/blog…

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What is your choice of RSS reader? Seems like Miniflux is the best one out there.

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Bertrand Russell

Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death.ย .ย .ย . The best way to overcome it is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life. An individual human existence should be like a river: small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls.

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I donโ€™t have to be the greatest. I only need to be truthful and honest. Just try my best. Die trying.

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I’ve been using vore.website as my rss reader, but the service is down for two days. I emailed the developer but no answer. I have about 50 feeds saved. Hope the service is coming back.

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A question: how many people are actually active on Micro.blog?

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Notes from Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

โ€œWhat tormented Ivan Ilyich most,โ€ Tolstoy writes, โ€œwas the deception, the lie, which for some reason they all accepted, that he was not dying but was simply ill, and he only need keep quiet and undergo a treatment and then something very good would result. We did little better than Ivan Ilyichโ€™s primitive nineteenth-century doctorsโ€”worse, actually, given the new forms of physical torture weโ€™d inflicted on our patient.

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Instagram made me anxious, Twitter made me jealous, and blogging made me lonely. What’s the right balance? I’m giving Micro.blog a try.

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์˜ค๋Š˜์˜ ๋„๋•๊ฒฝ

์ผ์„ ์ด๋ฃฌ ๋‹ค์Œ์—๋Š” ๋’ค๋กœ ๋ฌผ๋Ÿฌ์„œ๋ผ. ๊ทธ๊ฒƒ์ด ํ•˜๋Š˜์˜ ๊ธธ์ด๋‹ค.

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Why I Like Books

*This is a translated version of Ko's original essay in Korean. I've never told anyone that I like books. My reading habit has always been on and off. Even when I was in the mood to read, I switched focus to another book after skimming a few chapters. However, books somehow never left my life. I organized an independent book publishing club in college, got my first job at a publishing company, and now started a publisher myself.

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Books Only - Read Without Distractions

What if you could spend a day reading books in a quiet space? No need to feel the urge to check Instagram, YouTube, and Email. No need to worry about what to eat and where to go next. Just you and your book. Nothing in between. If you want to rest like a reader in the pre-digital era, join us 01-20, 02-03, or 02-17 Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM at Jagunbae Office(Jeju-si Seosa-ro 173 ์ œ์ฃผ์‹œ ์„œ์‚ฌ๋กœ 173).

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