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Just like the title suggests, this is a book I read while passing through my forties and fifties. It is a book that enabled me to resolve to take on challenges without curiosity or hesitation, with the thought that the 'over 100 years' remaining—longer than the days I have yet to live—are sufficiently long and hopeful.
I read a few pages and then closed the book. With the development of various media these days, we can access a vast array of lectures. By the time we reach our forties, we are actually already familiar with most of the content discussed in this book. The ability to make the reader's heart race—perhaps that is the true art of rhetoric. I didn't return it because the price wasn't high, but I hope that writing styles will evolve to better suit the standards of today's readers.
I was surprised to realize that we are already racing towards the second half of 2020. When I was young, I didn't realize time passed so quickly, but as I get older, I truly feel that time flies in the blink of an eye. Just as I was thinking that I shouldn't live my life with the same mindset and my own rigid framework, like a hamster on a wheel, the book "Between Forty and Fifty" caught my eye. Strategies to turn life crises into opportunities for the 40s and 50s generation, and writing
Before encountering this book, I recalled reading a book titled "To You at Thirty" in my late twenties. It didn't resonate with me much at the time, but when my mother—my life mentor—passed away suddenly in my early thirties, my life felt like a sailboat that had lost its way. Although my father was still alive, the absence of my mother, with whom I shared everything in my life, was not an easy situation for me to cope with. Having spent over ten years working in a company, I felt completely
As one enters the ages of 40 and 50, the years lived seem to feel truly fleeting. Although I have accomplished things, they do not appear particularly impressive, leaving a stagnant feeling of always staying in the same place. Nothing has improved; despite having lived diligently, I feel neither particularly moved nor overflowing with confidence. My eyes are filled with an inexplicable sense of powerlessness and weariness, as if I have merely drifted this far through a listless existence. It
[Between Forty and Fifty] The 40s radiate the most brilliant productivity, yet the 50s, which elevate that perfection, have also been in crisis for over a decade. Despite being in the prime of their working years, this is a time of internal and external social and psychological changes—including competition for promotions, job insecurity, and economic burdens—and there is significant pressure as the day approaches when they must step down from their main jobs, where they have held the position
Lately, as I learn boxing, I find myself thinking how much better it would have been if I had started exercising sooner, wondering why I waited so long to begin, and realizing that if I had started when I was younger, I would have quit long ago. Boxing has a specific stance, but since my body hasn't fully mastered it yet, looking at myself in the mirror and flailing around is quite ridiculous. When I see myself in that bizarre state—wearing tight workout clothes with my bulging flesh, looking
Kim Byung-sook: Between forty and fifty
"Between Forty and Fifty" is a book born from the author's forty years of research on careers, embodying the hope that the 40-50 generation will prepare for a lifespan of 150 by devising strategies to turn crises into opportunities and creating future scenarios aligned with current changes. As the backbone of South Korea, the 40-50 generation is at a stage where they radiate their most brilliant productivity and elevate their capabilities. Furthermore, while they hold the nation together without losing their center amidst current chaos, they are also in a time of crisis; despite being in their prime working years, they are undergoing significant social and psychological changes due to intense competition for promotions, job insecurity, and the economic burden of supporting parents and children. Moreover, what weighs heavily on the hearts of this generation is the approaching day when they must step down from their primary jobs, the positions they have held for over ten years. Does this mean that everyone must be pushed into peripheral jobs after the age of 50? According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average retirement age from primary jobs in Korea over the past four years has been trending downwards, ranging from 52.1 years in 2015, 50.3 years in 2016, 49.2 years in 2017, to 47.5 years in 2018; however, the age of complete exit from the labor market is 71.4 years (OECD, 2017). This means that individuals remain in peripheral jobs for approximately 24 years even after retiring from their primary positions. Since the 40-50 age group is accustomed to holding out in their current jobs for as long as possible, most eventually end up moving to peripheral positions without any retirement planning. If one must step down from a primary job during their prime working years, the next job must also be a primary position.
Korean title: 사십과 오십 사이
Korean author: 김병숙
Korean publisher: 성안당
ISBN-13: 9788931589399
Reviews
Just like the title suggests, this is a book I read while passing through my forties and fifties. It is a book that enabled me to resolve to take on challenges without curiosity or hesitation, with the thought that the 'over 100 years' remaining—longer than the days I have yet to live—are sufficiently long and hopeful.
I read a few pages and then closed the book. With the development of various media these days, we can access a vast array of lectures. By the time we reach our forties, we are actually already familiar with most of the content discussed in this book. The ability to make the reader's heart race—perhaps that is the true art of rhetoric. I didn't return it because the price wasn't high, but I hope that writing styles will evolve to better suit the standards of today's readers.
I was surprised to realize that we are already racing towards the second half of 2020. When I was young, I didn't realize time passed so quickly, but as I get older, I truly feel that time flies in the blink of an eye. Just as I was thinking that I shouldn't live my life with the same mindset and my own rigid framework, like a hamster on a wheel, the book "Between Forty and Fifty" caught my eye. Strategies to turn life crises into opportunities for the 40s and 50s generation, and writing
Before encountering this book, I recalled reading a book titled "To You at Thirty" in my late twenties. It didn't resonate with me much at the time, but when my mother—my life mentor—passed away suddenly in my early thirties, my life felt like a sailboat that had lost its way. Although my father was still alive, the absence of my mother, with whom I shared everything in my life, was not an easy situation for me to cope with. Having spent over ten years working in a company, I felt completely
As one enters the ages of 40 and 50, the years lived seem to feel truly fleeting. Although I have accomplished things, they do not appear particularly impressive, leaving a stagnant feeling of always staying in the same place. Nothing has improved; despite having lived diligently, I feel neither particularly moved nor overflowing with confidence. My eyes are filled with an inexplicable sense of powerlessness and weariness, as if I have merely drifted this far through a listless existence. It
[Between Forty and Fifty] The 40s radiate the most brilliant productivity, yet the 50s, which elevate that perfection, have also been in crisis for over a decade. Despite being in the prime of their working years, this is a time of internal and external social and psychological changes—including competition for promotions, job insecurity, and economic burdens—and there is significant pressure as the day approaches when they must step down from their main jobs, where they have held the position
Lately, as I learn boxing, I find myself thinking how much better it would have been if I had started exercising sooner, wondering why I waited so long to begin, and realizing that if I had started when I was younger, I would have quit long ago. Boxing has a specific stance, but since my body hasn't fully mastered it yet, looking at myself in the mirror and flailing around is quite ridiculous. When I see myself in that bizarre state—wearing tight workout clothes with my bulging flesh, looking
