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Group Chat Anxiety — The Group Chat You Stopped Checking (Part 1)

29/08/202605/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman lying on the couch holding her phone, staring off, group chat anxiety quietly building.
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series When the Chat Goes Quiet

Group chat anxiety looks like this: muted, still in it, just stopped checking. Not dramatic. Just a quiet avoidance that became your default.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags friendship drift, group chat anxiety, muting notifications, social withdrawal, social belonging, feeling disconnected Leave a comment

Same Feeling Every Month — The Promise You Make on Payday (Part 3)

20/08/202604/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman scanning grocery shelves before checkout, same feeling every month returning on schedule.
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series When the Month Runs Out

The same feeling every month, same days, same hum. It’s not about discipline or better budgeting. Something runs on a longer timeline than that.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags same feeling every month, emotional cycles, financial patterns, money anxiety, end of month anxiety, payday cycle, broke feeling Leave a comment

Avoiding Bank Account — The App You Keep Opening and Closing (Part 2)

20/08/202604/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman checking her phone in a work bathroom, screen dimmed low, avoiding bank account balance.
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series When the Month Runs Out

Avoiding bank account checks or checking six times — both happen in the last days before payday. What’s in that gap isn’t about money.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags end of month anxiety, payday cycle, broke feeling, spending psychology, money anxiety, financial stress Leave a comment

Last Days Before Payday — The Grammar of the Last Three Days (Part 1)

20/08/202603/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman standing before an open fridge late at night, not eating, last days before payday.
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series When the Month Runs Out

The last days before payday have their own rules. You know the number. You check it anyway. Something shifts — not in your account, but in how you move.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags spending psychology, money anxiety, financial stress, end of month anxiety, payday cycle, broke feeling Leave a comment

Mountains in Seoul — The Chart Beneath the City (Part 5)

16/08/202603/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of hiker standing with arms open atop Baegundae's granite summit, the highest point among the mountains in Seoul.
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Three mountains, one river, six hundred years unmoved. The mountains in Seoul weren’t scenery — they were read, then built into, before the first wall rose.

Categories K-Culture Tags Korean mountain culture, Seoul travel, Gwanaksan, Bugaksan, Bukhansan, Seoul mountains five elements, pungsu-jiri Leave a comment

Gwanaksan — The Mountain That Belongs to Everyone (Part 4)

16/08/202602/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of hiker resting on a summit rock overlooking Seoul at sunset, the everyday rhythm of Gwanaksan.
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Gwanaksan hiking draws students, seniors, families every day. Foreign hikers are joining them — not for a monument, but for a rhythm.

Categories K-Culture Tags hiking in Seoul, Seoul mountains, Korean mountain culture, Seoul travel, K-hiking, Gwanaksan hiking, Seoul National University Leave a comment

Bugaksan Mountain — The Peak That Watched the Palace (Part 3)

16/08/202602/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of hiker descending a restored section of the Seoul Fortress Wall, Bugaksan mountain's ridge stretching ahead.
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Closed for decades behind the Blue House, Bugaksan mountain reopened in 2022 — and hikers found a wall that had been watching the palace all along.

Categories K-Culture Tags Seoul mountains, Seoul travel, K-hiking, Seoul Fortress Wall, Hanyangdoseong, Bugaksan trail, Gyeongbokgung Palace Leave a comment

Baegundae — The Mountain Seoul Built Itself Around (Part 2)

15/08/202601/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of traditional palace gate glowing at dusk against Seoul's skyline, marking the alignment behind Baegundae.
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

The granite steps at Baegundae aren’t the hardest part. What stays with hikers is the hour before — the fortress wall, the pine forest, the quiet.

Categories K-Culture Tags Seoul travel, K-hiking, Baegundae Peak, Bukhansan hiking, Bukhansanseong fortress, Seoul mountains, Korean mountain culture Leave a comment

Hiking in Seoul — The City That Climbs (Part 1)

29/08/202601/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of hiker tying her boots on a mountain trail at sunrise, an everyday ritual of hiking in Seoul.
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Hiking in Seoul starts before the city wakes. What foreign hikers find isn’t scenery. It’s a rhythm the city was built inside.

Categories K-Culture Tags Korean mountain culture, Seoul travel, Gwanaksan, Bugaksan, Bukhansan, K-hiking, hiking in Seoul, Seoul mountains Leave a comment

MBTI Limitations — The Season Your Type Can’t Read (Part 3)

29/08/202631/03/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman at a window with a closed journal, facing the MBTI limitations that hide which season she is in.
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series MBTI and K-Saju: Two Questions, One Life

MBTI shows who you are, not what kind of year you’re in. The real MBTI limitations — and how reading the season changes your next move.

Categories K-Saju General Tags Daewoon, timing, life cycles, MBTI, Sewoon, personality and timing, K-Saju Leave a comment
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