I watched a TED talk recently about positive psychology and loved it so much I knew I needed to read the whole book. Shawn Achor started out as a student at Harvard and realized that although he saw his time there as a privilege, those who did not were often unhappy. He went on to […]
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The Birth of Korean Cool – Book Review
I just got back from another trip to South Korea to visit my boyfriend Junkyu over the Christmas and New Year’s break. It was my third time visiting Korea, and I learned so much. While on the trip, I completed my 2014 reading challenge of reading 30 books! I instantly got started on my 2015 […]
Top TED Talks
A while back this year, I had the opportunity to volunteer at TEDxFukuoka. It was an amazing experience. I was a Japanese/English translator and I was a speaker assistant, on duty making sure the speakers had everything they needed. I have loved TED talks since college, and any time our professor used on in class […]
TTMIK Challenge
So I started buckling down on my Korean studies. Since I am a self learner for all the languages I study, I have a set of things I know work for me. If these are helpful to you, let me know! I learn by ear but Korean has proven harder than expected. I mainly […]
Emotional Intelligence and HSP
Two months ago I bought a book called Emotional Intelligence 2.0 for my kindle. This is the updated version of Emotional Intelligence and it provides you with a test, goal tracker, and strategies to build up your EI. According to the authors, Emotional Intelligence is made up of four categories. Two categories fall under […]
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