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Episode 10 – Around the World (Part 1)
Episode Description: Trip Around the World (Part 1) For more than a quarter century, I have told my students tales of two buddies and me traveling around the world, including the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad, in 1991. Our trip began and ended in Hsinchu,...

Episode 9 – Go Someplace New
Episode Description: Go Someplace New The Chinese have a saying, “frog in a well,” about a person whose life is limited to a tiny area, with no new input. The same way a frog deep in a well sees only a small circle of light above, it’s easy for us to fall into...

Episode 8 – Create Margin
Episode Description: Why do books have blank spaces around the pages? Why do songs have rests among the notes? Why did Grandma say, “save for a rainy day?” Because MARGIN is important! If a page or song is overloaded without blank space or rests, it is chaotic....

Episode 7 – Time Management – Make a Schedule
Episode Description: Since “September is the other January,” and since time management is a big part of success both in and out of school, today’s episode encourages you to make a weekly schedule. Find or make a time grid, for Monday through Sunday, all day...
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