Nunchi (noon-chi)

n 1 A Korean concept of emotional intelligence-style principles, involving the ability to judge and respond to the feelings of others, and contributing to one’s own psychological wellness.

Do you have good nunchi? A Korean approach to emotional intelligence, nunchi is similar to what Australians might call “reading the room” or “reading between the lines”. Nunchi is not mind-reading; it’s being sensitive to subtle emotional cues: body language, eye contact, vocal tonality. It’s noting the silences in a conversation and hearing what people don’t say, as much as what they do. It’s noticing your friend’s glassy eyes and slumped shoulders and asking them what’s wrong or offering a hug, rather than ranting about how bad your own day was. It’s being able to pinpoint who the most senior person is at a job interview without being told. It’s taking the hint when a party host starts yawning and says they have to be up early in the morning,…

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