About Myself
Jeewoo Hong
Senior at Teda Global Academy Born in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Age 18 After graduating TGA, I will be returning to South Korea to further pursue my academic career. |
My interests
I like to study psychology, physiology, health, and nutrition.
In the future, I would like to have my own business related to my interests
In the future, I would like to have my own business related to my interests
My Hobbies
I like to watch NBA and play basketball. Basketball is my favorite sport and I believe that there is no other sport that is better than basketball.
My primary physical goal for 2023 is to get my first dunk. My favorite basketball players are Trae Young, Russell Westbrook, Stephan Curry, and Jimmy Butler.
My primary physical goal for 2023 is to get my first dunk. My favorite basketball players are Trae Young, Russell Westbrook, Stephan Curry, and Jimmy Butler.
I also like to listen to podcasts. They are good because I can multi-task while listening to one. I also like them because I can listen to people having real conversations. It is better than watching short youtube videos and tiktoks. Some of my favorite podcasts are The Joe Rogan Experience, Huberman Lab, Impaulsive, Going Deep with Chad&JT, and The Old Man & the three.
Finally, I like listening to music. There is something special about music because it connects people from all around the world. Some of my favorite artists are Harry Styles, J.Cole, Mac Miller, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ben Platt.
Prologue
“Most people today rarely step outside their comfort zones. We are living progressively sheltered, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, under-challenged, safety-netted lives. And it’s limiting the degree to which we experience our one wild and precious life.” - Mary Oliver
This has been my life. A constant state of comfort. I wake up in a soft bed in a temperature-controlled home. I commute to school in a taxi. At school, I kill any semblance of boredom with my smartphone or by listening to music. When I arrive home, I sit in an ergonomic desk chair and stare at my monitor. I can’t remember the last time I truly challenged myself. Both mentally and physically. I rarely, if ever, felt the sensation of real discomfort. We are living in the safest, most prosperous era of humanity. This is the best time ever to be alive. But why are so many people unhappy? Why are more people committing suicide? This might be because of comfort. We are facing an epidemic of aimlessness. We are overstimulated and under-inspired. In the world of more, we often find ourselves with less. A lot of us have no purpose. We don’t have any real reason to do anything. The world we live in is so safe and comfortable and although it sounds like a good thing, for us humans, we grow from discomfort. As I am approaching the end of my teenage years and approaching my adulthood, I have been asking myself “What should I do with my life?” I am unsure of who I am and what I want to become. The goal of this book is to reflect upon my academic career and my life in general. But this book is also the introduction to my new chapter in life. “Fear, uncertainty, and discomfort are your compasses toward growth.” |