료의생각없는생각｜Random thoughts of Ryo, the founder of London Bagel

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료 is the founder of "London Bagel", the most popular coffee shop in Korea today . London Bagel was recently sold to a private equity fund for 200 billion won, which sparked discussion. 료 also chose this time to publish his first book of prose essays, sharing his inspiration for founding London Bagel and his thoughts on life.

Now over 50 years old, 료 started out as a fashion designer and now runs an online shopping site and a coffee shop. In this book, she mentions for the first time how her life reached a turning point when she accidentally walked into a small coffee shop in London.

It was a small and simple coffee shop. People of different races and ages worked there in their own ways, but they blended together perfectly. Such a scene contained an indescribable energy and deeply touched 료. She recalled: "I have always been a person who is used to observing others, but that day, I asked myself for the first time: 'Have I ever really looked at myself?' At that moment, I thought that maybe what I really wanted was not money or fame, but the freedom to devote myself to it unconditionally. After that day, I resolutely gave up the job I thought I would do for a lifetime. The idea of ​​changing my career path shocked me as strongly as fate." So, "What I longed for was not a goal, but freedom."

She said: "Each of us is born an artist, an actor on the stage of life, and must complete our own performance in our own way."

"Being yourself, not being someone." The subtitle of this book is about "not being someone, but living as myself." "Living as yourself" is the core value of life that she pursues, and it also runs through the philosophy of the brand she founded. For 료, every day and every moment, she should live as the "real me", so the boundaries between work and life, daily life and art become blurred.

There is a consistent sense of beauty in every daily chore of writing, painting, creating space, dressing, cooking, and spending time with others, which is 료's tribute to "uniqueness".

What does it mean to "live as yourself"? She said: "For me, the best reference answer is actually myself."

I forget these sentences every day, but I also make new wishes every day.
"I'm going to love everything that passes by."
"Saving others first is the only way to save yourself."
——Page 196

Dimensions: 14.3 x 21.1 x 3.1 cm | 360 pages