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princesasonia's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
0.5
highly contradictory, repetitive, and uninspired. full of useless hypothetic scenarios.
bluelilyleest's review against another edition
5.0
Tot nu toe het eerste nuttige zelfhulpboek dat ik heb gelezen. Het hielp me mezelf en mijn omgeving beter te begrijpen, en bevestigde heel wat dingen waarvan ik me al bewust was maar waar de verklaring niet voor wist. Een aanrader voor iedereen met een altruïstische en collectivistische ingesteldheid!
sunsun886's review against another edition
2.0
The next time you find yourself in conflict, don't just say whatever comes to mind. First, take a deep breath and ask yourself two simple questions before you think or act: "What am I doing and why?"
"As Oscar Wilde wrote, " A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you company."
"when you enter a room, you change the room. Understand your influence."
"Before entering any social situation, check to see how you feel. There's a mnemonic for this that anxiety sufferers use: HALT, which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. Are you any of those things? If so, ask yourself, "How might that affect the way I go into this room and what I see there?" Remember the saying:"we don't see people as they are; we see people as we are."
"If you just arrived in the room, remember that everyone else has been there longer than you."
"Nunchi asks you to find a balance between being who you are, and moving through the world in a manner that is most likely to get you where you want to go with the least amount of friction for everyone (including you)."
"As Oscar Wilde wrote, " A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you company."
"when you enter a room, you change the room. Understand your influence."
"Before entering any social situation, check to see how you feel. There's a mnemonic for this that anxiety sufferers use: HALT, which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. Are you any of those things? If so, ask yourself, "How might that affect the way I go into this room and what I see there?" Remember the saying:"we don't see people as they are; we see people as we are."
"If you just arrived in the room, remember that everyone else has been there longer than you."
"Nunchi asks you to find a balance between being who you are, and moving through the world in a manner that is most likely to get you where you want to go with the least amount of friction for everyone (including you)."
sboedecker1024's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up on a whim - likely because I'm drawn to everything related to Korea and it was a fun quick read. I would equate the power of nunchi to the ability to read the room, common sense to a degree but with much more effort on perception and understanding. I agree with some of the other reviewers here that this is not a behavior exclusive to Korea, but it does have a strong presence and value there.
I only realized 2/3 through the book that Euny Hong is also the author of 'The Birth of the Korean Cool' which is another great book and one that I have recommended to many friends. I was surprised to read so many negative reviews of the author here and the assumption she's trying to be the next "Marie Kondo" or "profiting off a culture she doesn't understand". I enjoy her writing and perception of a culture she spent her life adjusting to and trying to understand, I don't see how tearing her apart is going to help anyone else....
I only realized 2/3 through the book that Euny Hong is also the author of 'The Birth of the Korean Cool' which is another great book and one that I have recommended to many friends. I was surprised to read so many negative reviews of the author here and the assumption she's trying to be the next "Marie Kondo" or "profiting off a culture she doesn't understand". I enjoy her writing and perception of a culture she spent her life adjusting to and trying to understand, I don't see how tearing her apart is going to help anyone else....
strugk's review
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This book reads like an extended blog about an interesting concept. It probably should be a 2-3 part blog entry rather than a full book. It reads well, it has some believable case studies, it has a bit of historical context. But at the same time it lacks some depth and more detailed outline of how much is the nunchi skill instinctive, how much it should be intellectual.
So it is an interesting read about the diversity of human cultures, with some advice that could be very useful to some extreme extroverted people, but from introverts who are observant more naturally it seems not that revealing, and they could be better off reading excerpts online in a form of blog posts.
So it is an interesting read about the diversity of human cultures, with some advice that could be very useful to some extreme extroverted people, but from introverts who are observant more naturally it seems not that revealing, and they could be better off reading excerpts online in a form of blog posts.
ranahabib's review against another edition
4.0
Easy, enjoyable read.
I found every page interesting and I really appreciated the use of examples and charts throughout the book.
I found every page interesting and I really appreciated the use of examples and charts throughout the book.