177. Expanding My Shrinking World | 在變小的世界裡，學著過得寬一點Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 12.10.2025 As I officially enter the “senior old person” [1] phase of my life, I notice that my world is shrinking due to numerous factors related to my aging body. This is inevitable and requires adjustments in many routines in my daily life —…
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176. Year-End Inventory of Your Financial and Emotional Accounts | 年終銀行帳戶盤點，別忘了情感帳戶也需要整理Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 12.05.2025 It is near the end of the year. This is the time when we are often advised to take inventory of our financial status—the credit card balances, bank accounts, and investment portfolios. We are told to eliminate high-interest…
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175. College Education and Continuous Learning | 學習不斷電! 大學教育與未來的你Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 11.8.2025 Many youths of Gen Z are either in college or getting ready to enter one. They are facing a world of fast-changing technology, climate, social norms, and scientific discoveries. Their options in selecting from a wide range of colleges and…
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173. Salute to Volunteers | 致敬–給所有默默付出的志工 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 10.26.2025 Dear Volunteers and Community Leaders, This is my open letter to you, to thank you for what you are doing to serve and help many underprivileged people in the community. I would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to…
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172. An Eventful Summer | 我這個夏天的故事 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.30.2025 I had an eventful summer with a lot of important and unusual things that happened and caused me to pause my blog writing. During the summer, I learned to be a caregiver, endured a major gastrointestinal problem, celebrated a fabulous big family…
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169. How Do You Shop? | 從巷口柑仔店到線上電商 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 2.28.2025 Depending on your age and lifestyle, you may have experienced different ways of shopping for your personal needs and groceries. Over the decades, various ways of shopping have emerged, declined, or disappeared. In the early days — particularly for the baby…
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168. Time Management | 時間管理 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 2.16.2025 In the Learning Circles I conducted, a common question is how to manage time or handle stress from time constraints. These are certainly universal issues faced by most achievers and ambitious leaders who want to get more done. And there are also numerous…
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167. AI, AI, Everywhere | AI, AI, 無所不在 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 1.24.2025 No matter where we go or what we do, we encounter references to AI (Artificial Intelligence) in magazines, movies, news, social media discussions, and academic conferences. Some of us get excited about the capability and potential of AI, some are…
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163. Playing Candy Crush Saga | 小甜蜜大上癮 —揭開Candy Crush Saga成功的秘密 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 10.29.2024 Recently, I started playing a digital game called Candy Crush Saga on my mobile phone. It was quite an interesting experience. I found myself hooked by it, and so I began to analyze why the game is so…
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162. An Observation at the Swimming Pool | 池畔一隅趣談 – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.10.2024 Two questions are often asked by my “Learning Circle” participants: how to balance work and life, and how to utilize time effectively. The generic answers typically center on priority setting and time allocation. In Blog 63, “How Do…
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