Golden Era for Entrepreneurs | 創業者的黃金時代 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 11.28.2020 I am delighted to see many of my young friends and family members start up their own businesses. Their innovative ideas for serving unmet customer needs and their passion for helping others are touching and inspiring. They are involved in a…
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The Power of Vulnerability and Asking – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu， 11.1.2020 Have you noticed something? After we help, advice, or mentor someone, we tend to like and want to help that person even more. This is called the “Ben Franklin Effect” and is based on the psychological concept of “cognitive dissonance.” I…
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Beyond Equity and Diversity Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.4.2020 As a follow-up to Blog 105, here are more thoughts on moving beyond advocacy and gaining real traction for real equity. First, the systems, rules, and practices in government, society, and companies must be altered to remove barriers and hidden bias so people of…
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Striving for Equity – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 8.28.2020 Recently, I participated in an online conference on “Culturally Competent Conversations on Equity and Togetherness.” It was a great opportunity for me to meet many passionate and knowledgeable experts and advocates on these topics. The speakers and participants discussed incidents and consequences of…
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Have We Been Polarized and Pigeonholed? – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.18.2020 During the lockdown months, we are relying more and more on internet, streaming, online shopping, and various media platforms for our schooling, work, news, socialization, and information flow. Have you noticed an interesting and scary phenomenon? The more we use social…
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The New “Online” You – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 1.3.2021 Do you know that we all look different now because of the pandemic? We interact virtually in a small screen box; we meet in-person hidden behind a face mask. People see more of our eyes, but less of the rest of our bodies.…
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Pivotal Moment in Life – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 6.11.2020 COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and disrupted every aspect of our lives. At first, we stopped almost all social gatherings, public events, sports, on-site schooling and work. Gradually, society has opened up. Limited grocery shopping, doctor’s visits, beauty salons, remote work,…
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Pause in My Life – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 4.1.2020 I thought I was taking a pause after writing the 100th blog. Little did I know that the whole world would be taking a long pause and everyone’s lives would be disrupted tremendously. Travel, school, dining, socialization, and entertaining have almost come to…
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Thanks to My Readers – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 12.15. 2019 Thanks to all my readers over the last 3 years. I finally reached a milestone of 100 blogs. It has been a fun and rewarding journey for me to observe, reflect, and share my thoughts. I hope these blogs have in some small…
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Salute to Our Youth – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.28.2019 There are so many courageous and compassionate youth in the world who are doing their best to make this world a better place. I salute them! I heard an inspiring speech by Simon Tam, a rock band musician, who won a Supreme Court case…
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