Nerves That Don't Give Up: The Korean Approach to Stress, Crises, and Life's Blows

“Insanely effective Asians” is a series of books about the most important Eastern approaches that help shape thinking and discipline, manage emotions, money, and goals—and achieve noticeable results in everyday life.

What connects Jackie Chan and Stephen Hawking? Nelson Mandela and Sarah Connor? It’s simple: each of them had developed resilience.

Resilience is one of the key skills of our time. By developing it, you stop perceiving mistakes as a catastrophe. Even the most frightening event begins to look like a task that anyone can handle.

Ju Han Kim, a scientist and popularizer of neuroscience, explains how the minds of people who don’t break under pressure work. Based on scientific data, real stories, practical experience, and clinical observations, the author shows that resilience is needed by everyone.

Once you master this skill, you will stop being afraid of traumatic run-ins with reality, reduce anxiety, and finally be able to breathe freely.