How much money do you make?

How much money do you own?

How wealthy do you want to be?

How should you answer those questions?

Tonight, after a conversation with a colleague, I wrote about how difficult talking about money is.

Take A Mini Break - Midnight Typewriter

This is my small tip for a less stressful day or week.

Blocking off time and taking your mind off things that you usually think about/worry about.

In a world full of AI generated content, I guarantee you all of this is 100% human made. Even what I am typing here in the descriptions.

As you know, our usual segments are recorded in Korean.

But on the sidelines, we’re also posting this special english segment called ‘Midnight Typewriter’.

Today, I’ve skipped the typewriter sounds and just recorded myself reading what I wrote on my typewriter tonight.

Let me know what you think💡

태국 산에서 20kg 배낭을 메고 걷다가

비누 하나도 무거워서 버렸습니다.

아니 이렇게 사람이 살면서 뭐가 필요가 없구나 싶었죠.

그런데 한국에 돌아오자마자

또 무언가를 사고 싶어졌습니다.

월급은 들어오고,

계속해서 소비합니다.

우리는 왜 벗어나지 못할까요?

그리고 평화로운 어느 날,

“이 닭장 같은 평화가 지겹다”는 생각이 스치자마자

처음으로 차를 긁었습니다.

왜 우리는 고통이 있어야

살아 있는 느낌이 들까요.

사회 초년생 월급쟁이들의

자본주의 적응기!!!

00:00 20kg 배낭과 비움의 착각

07:30 한국에 돌아오자 다시 시작된 소비

15:20 경험은 괜찮고, 명품은 사치일까

23:40 우리는 왜 남의 소비를 평가할까

32:10 자본주의를 벗어날 수 있을까

35:18 “닭장 같은 평화가 지겹다” 그리고 처음으로 차를 긁은 날

40:27 왜 고통이 있어야 살아 있는 느낌이 들까

45:03 소비를 줄이는 게 아니라, 욕망을 설명하는 일

48:36 결국 자본주의에 적응한다는 것의 의미

Dear listener,

Thank you for tuning in to OnTrack’s ‘Midnight Typewriter’.

Today, I write about ‘doomscrolling’ and how that could be our effort to find ourselves.

You’ll hear me type and then at the end, read what I wrote.

I hope you enjoy this 100% human made episode.

Always open to feedback!

What is your relationship with your parents like?

This may be the most honest piece that I’ve written until now. But I think it may seem a bit vague because it hurts when I try to be honest with myself on this topic.

- About ‘Midnight Typewriter’

OnTrack is a Korean podcast. It’s a conversation between two friends, 윤선생 and 김그린 on different topics.

We are aiming to post an episode every month.

But to keep you company as you wait for new OnTrack segments, we have been uploading ‘Midnight Typewriter’ pieces.

After typing up a short piece on my typewriter, I read it aloud.

It’s called Midnight Typewriter.

100% human written, human made, even this writing is 100% me.

Hope you enjoy.

[I Scraped a Mercedes While Parking- Midnight Typewriter]

The Pendulum that Swings Between Pain and Boredom

That evening, after complaining that nothing ever changes in my life, I chipped a Mercedes in a parking lot.

In one careless second, boredom turned into regret.

That’s how the pendulum swings—just when you grow tired of peace, it hands you pain.

Today, I think about that pendulum that keeps swinging and us, the people that can’t seem to escape pain and ennui despite the knowledge that the pendulum will swing.

As you know, in addition to our regular episodes, we’ve been trying something new.

Our show is usually in Korean.

But this one is for listeners who are looking for something to sit with in English.

It’s called Midnight Typewriter. I hope you enjoy.

[What I Learned from Sleeping in the Mountains in Thailand

- Midnight Typewriter]

I just came back from Thailand where I hiked from village to village.

My bag weighed almost 20kgs and I hiked the steep mountains of Chiang Dao and definitely felt the weight of owning too many clothes and products.

I’ll write some more on this trip later but for now, this is what I have.

For the most part, you’ll hear me typing.

And at the end, you’ll hear what I wrote that night. 100% human-made, unedited and raw.

As you know, in addition to our regular episodes, we’ve been trying something new.

Our show is usually in Korean.

But this one is for listeners who are looking for something to sit with in English.

It’s called Midnight Typewriter. I hope you enjoy.

Why do things need to end?

It’s a question that I’ve asked myself since I was a child. I wonder if you did too.

I digress in this piece a bit but like always, I come to some sort of understanding by the last line.

I’ll explore the idea of endings more in future episodes.

Listen to the whole process of typewriting and me reading what I wrote.

I start off writing about how much I hate planning ahead but then I come to a realization!💡

In this episode, you’ll hear me typing for the most part.

But at the end, you’ll hear what I wrote that night. 100% human-made, unedited and raw.

As you know, in addition to our regular episodes, we’ve been trying something new.

Our show is usually in Korean.

But this one is for listeners who are looking for something to sit with in English.

It’s called Midnight Typewriter. I hope you enjoy.

For the most part, you’ll hear me typing.

And at the end, you’ll hear what I wrote that night. 100% human-made, unedited and raw.

As you know, in addition to our regular episodes, we’ve been trying something new.

Our show is usually in Korean.

But this one is for listeners who are looking for something to sit with in English.

It’s called Midnight Typewriter. I hope you enjoy.