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Why I Don’t Really Like the Terms ‘Godsaeng’ and ‘Hexagonal Talent’
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Recently, the number of people who have participated in Kkochikochi coaching surpassed 50. From juniors and seniors to people from different industries and even retirees, so many have applied that it's been both humbling and a refreshing experience, giving me perspectives I couldn’t have seen otherwise. Usually, since meals and drinks are included, if I consider it as a business expense, I think I've spent hundreds so far, but I believe it was absolutely worth it.
Some people feel quite burdened or sorry about receiving a treat, but really, you don’t need to feel that way at all. As I always say during coaching: the goal is for you to succeed later on and treat me to something even better! It’s half a joke, but the main point is to write down your goals for your second round of coaching. I hope that someday these little efforts will lead to a real harvest for us all!
I veered off for a second, but the theme of this article is "Why I don't really like the terms 'God-life' and 'Hexagon talent'." Since sometime past 2020, the word 'work master' has started to really get on my nerves. What does 'work master' mean, and what does 'doing well' actually mean? The problem is, these words themselves are inherently abstract, flexible, and open-ended—which naturally leads to burnout.
원본: https://x.com/rabbit_bounce/status/1787681195985445326
The video shared in that tweet features Professor Kim Nu-ri on JTBC's 'Different Class.' The way she called 'God-life' a form of 'self-exploitation' really struck me. I resonated with that personally. I, too, was diagnosed with OCD a few years ago and actually took medication related to it for a pretty long time. Burnout was just another side effect. For all this to work, you need a clear incentive—but that’s not so easy, either. (Personal ability + market conditions + outcomes)
Honestly, there are three main reasons why I find the terms 'God-life', 'work master', and 'hexagon' a bit tricky.
1.
Are there any real God-lifers/Hexagon talents/Work masters?
a.
Even if you use your time like Hermione, mistakes are inevitable.
b.
To be able to do absolutely everything is something only a SSS-class regressor could do—do we even have someone like that in our company?
c.
Just like the saying, 'Everyone has their own XX, and we're all someone's XX,' but it doesn't always work out that way.
2.
Are their methods and ways really effective for me too?
a.
Just because I study with the 'Wrong Answers Notebook' of a top university student, does that guarantee I'll get into a top university too?
b.
Even if I know the so-called formula for making 100 million won a month with XXX, does that mean I'll actually make that much?
c.
Will that method really work for me too? It's worth thinking about.
3.
Does that method fit me—and has it really worked for anyone?
a.
It's not that there aren't any, but very few people become work masters, hexagon talents, or God-lifers—sometimes due to lack of effort or low understanding, among other reasons.
b.
It’s like everyone starts figure skating because of Yuna Kim, or compares their soccer skills to Son Heung-min. But is this really the best way? Even they have to find training methods that suit them and figure out what really matters for them.
This kind of business model—where the credit for success goes to the program, but failure is your own fault—is common in the education and wellness fields. For example, when you take a TOEIC course and score 800 instead of 900, you don’t blame the instructor; you know yourself you didn’t study enough. Even after several months of costly personal training, if your body doesn’t turn out as you hoped, you don't complain—because deep down, you know you didn’t stick to the strict diet and intense workouts your PT told you to do.
Running this coaching program, I realized that everyone wants to excel like a hexagon talent or work master, and that's the source of a lot of obsession and stress. I often show this cycle during coaching: depression, compulsion, and anxiety feed off of each other and grow... Which makes it really difficult to achieve good results.
과학적 근거 전혀 없고 그냥 제 경험담입니다. 저도 상담치료, 진료를 통해 알았습니다.
Working hard in life is never a bad thing. But if you’re always sprinting, something is bound to break. If something breaks but you at least get some reward or gain something for it, you might call that lucky—but often, not even that happens. On top of that, many people put on a show of effort and claim they've tried, which only makes things worse. The most important thing is that we need to be aware of these issues. To behonest, the number of true God-lifers, hexagon talents, or work masters is extremely small—with many just using the label for themselves. Personally, I think what makes us happiest is doing what we want with our lives, meeting people we cherish, and keeping a positive, open mind.
Anyway, good luck to everyone. I once wrote an editorial like this, and this is really an extension of that.
Recently, Professor Moon Seong-hoon wrote a great column, and I wanted to share it with you all.
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