He stopped looking too far ahead into the future. To him, the distance between the present and the future was a few pours on the dripper; the future within his control. As the stream of water circled the grounds, he thought about how the coffee would turn out. That was as far as he allowed himself to look into the future. There were, of course, tim

A day well spent is a life well lived.

‘Are you telling me not to think and just do whatever?’ Frustrated, the words tumbled out of Mincheol without a care. ‘That’s not a bad thing,’ Seungwoo replied. ‘Just try something out, and who knows, you might find joy in it. It might be something you stumble upon but end up wanting to do for life. Who knows? Nobody knows what’ll happen unless yo

Seungwoo spent five years doing what he liked, and another five in a job doing what he didn’t like. If he had to decide which life was better . . . hmm. If he had to pick, he would choose the latter. It wasn’t because the job was less complex, or that he could take things easy – doing stuff he didn’t like made him feel empty. But he filled the void

‘If you focus on cleaning when you’re spring-cleaning, your house will be sparkly clean. It’s the same with coffee. If you’re focusing on coffee while making it, your coffee will turn out even more delicious. I

When significant proportions of our time are spent working, recuperating from work, compensating for work, or doing the many things necessary in order to find, prepare for, and hold on to work, it becomes increasingly difficult to say how much of our time is truly our own.”’

‘To adopt a mature attitude towards life is to know how to live in the moment.’

‘Nobody can predict the future. To know whether you enjoy the work, you need to give it a try.’

Because I was someone who continued to work despite losing myself. It’s a huge regret of mine – not having a healthy work life. I had thought of work as stairs. Stairs to climb to reach the top. Now, I see work as food. Food that you need every day. Food that makes a difference to my body, my heart, my mental health, and my soul. There is food you