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What is 'nunchi', the Korean secret to happiness?

5 mins | Nov 23, 2019
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A new book investigating the social ‘art of understanding’ that Koreans cultivate from childhood. By refining your "nunchi" - the Korean art of understanding - you can gain the skills to read a room or impress at work. Writing in the Guardian, Adrienne Matei explains the concept, describing how separate it is to the individualistic rules for success in the west.

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