Book Review: I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Suhyun

I Decided To Live As Me is a Korean social psychology and sociology based book which was first translated to English in 2020. The version in the photo above was published in 2024.

This book is an encouragement to stop comparing and devaluing self and choose to love yourself. Loving yourself and your life is based in self-awareness and self-respect. Choosing to live life on your terms without being selfish or causing harm.

This self-help book is filled with nuggets of encouragement to live as the best you. This checklist is introspective with essays to accompany each item on the list. Some of the list include:

Don’t be affected by what others say

Don’t go out of your way to be miserable

Don’t allow anyone to judge you

Seek out your own life

Discover where you can shine the brightest

Don’t assume you’re alone in your problems

When things are hard, say they’re hard

Ask yourself what it means to be human