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‘If you live to 100, you might as well be happy’: Korean psychiatrist, 89, on ageing facts

  • Rhee Kun-hoo reflects on how to live well during the latter half of life in his latest book – one tip is to maintain a positive outlook

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The second half of life is when you can live well because you have the experience from living the first half, author Rhee Kun-hoo (above) says.
Photo: The Korea Times

By Park Jin-hai

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Rhee Kun-hoo is a psychiatrist who offers nuggets of good advice – the first of which can be found in the title of his latest bestselling book, If You Live to 100, You Might as Well Be Happy.

This year, thanks to a surge in the popularity of Korean literature, the 89-year-old’s essays are being translated into different languages in 16 countries.

His book’s global appeal stems from readers’ curiosity about Korea, he says.

“Like travellers wanting to explore different corners of the world, international readers want to meet people from different cultures through books. My book gives a little journey into Korea, enabling them to see how Koreans live,” the author said at Family Academia, an organisation that Rhee founded in 1995 to promote healthy family life.

The cover of Rhee’s book.
The cover of Rhee’s book.

His book reflects on how to live well in the latter half of one’s life.

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