Thoughts Written with a Microscopic Eye and the Heart of Dust
1. The Heavy Burden of a Leader’s Miscalculation In the course of a lifetime, everyone makes mistakes. When an individual […]
Geopolitics & History
Geopolitics & History
Global Geopolitical Risks and Changes in US Foreign Policy in 2026
The Cracks Beneath an Aging Empire Watching the 2026 political landscape and Donald Trump on television these days gives me
Leadership & Career
What Samsung’s Copy Room Taught Me About Artificial Intelligence
The Year of 1988: A Stranger in a Familiar Land 1988 was my first year at Samsung. I still remember sitting
Geopolitics & History
How BTS Helped Me Understand Kim Koo’s Dream for Korea
As a Korean from an older generation, I’ve always enjoyed BTS. I wanted to share a short essay I wrote
Investment & Economy
Investment Insight: 3 Ways to Read an Organization’s “Circulatory System”
Strong organizations create lasting value beyond the numbers. True value is created not just by the numbers, but by the
Life & Reflections
From Inlet Sockets to AI: Why a 60-Year-Old Rookie Still Asks, ‘Have You Tried?’
1. The Rookie Spirit: Then and Now In my late 60s, I became a rookie again—this time in blogging and
Investment & Economy
The Day I Saw Samsung’s Ferocity: What a Phrase on a Design Lab Wall Revealed About the Company’s Rise — and Possible Decline
Around 1989, during my years working at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, I visited a Samsung Electronics design lab in Giheung for a
Investment & Economy
The Cruel Reality of a Tenbagger: Why the Theory Is Perfect but Humans Are Not
“A tenbagger does not belong to the person who discovers it first. It belongs to the one who can endure
Investment & Economy
Democracy is not separate from the market. It is the foundation beneath it.
I still remember a night in 1984, shortly after returning to university from my military service. On a worn-out videotape
Investment & Economy
The Double-Edged Sword of K-Stock Direct Trading: New Dynamics of Supply and Demand
The Dynamics of Supply and Demand Behind Direct K-Stock Trading via U.S. Brokers The Korean stock market is entering a