Hutchinson The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success

Full disclosure. I’ve known Euny since 2014 and I’ve always admired how she handles social situations. When I read this book years ago, we were just prior work acquaintances.Interacting with others is a dance. Euny is a patient dance teacher whose focus is on helping you not step on other’s feet. Her advice isn’t judgmental and solely focused on faux pas and the mechanics behind them.Nunchi is, in essence, about reading the room. This book is about reading the room. But it’s not “just” about the concept of reading a room. This book doesn’t tell you to “just read the room.” It’s about the social mechanics behind it.Telling someone to “just read the room” when they don’t know what to look for is not helpful. There is nothing “just” about reading a room. It’s contextual and nuanced. Some of us need things spelled out.Euny does the math and shows her work.I sometimes feel that I acted inappropriately and I don’t exactly know how. Euny gives real life examples of awkward situations she has experienced and examines them play by play like a sports commentator replaying footage of a game. It isn’t mean. She focuses on her own real lived experiences.The situations Euny picked to examine are the types of situations we have all experienced at one point in our life. You’ll say, “that’s me!” and trust me, you’ll get a few laughs in. I read this book in a single sitting the week it was released and recommend it to anyone who comes to me asking about faux pas.Thanks, Euny, for teaching me rule 1 of dance: don’t step on people’s toes!

I was going to offer this as a St. Nicolas present, however the book is dirty, it has dark fingerprints on the cover and also on the side and I cannot seem to remove them.

wonderful simple read and makes a great gift to learn to relax and enjoy the moment. thanks

Todo muy bien. Llegó muy rápido a pesar del covid, y el libro es de muy buena calidad. Muy buen servicio de la librería inglesa.

Heard about this book on Chris Evans morning radio and so glad I followed up on his recommendation and ordered a copy. Reading it for a second time already. Very thought provoking.