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Fri, December 6, 2019 | 14:45

Cathartic confrontations

Cathartic confrontations

We're judged a lot in our lives. It leaves a psychological imprint. Imagine a demon with crooked claws, commenting on every little aspect of your life. The demon is an embodiment of all the negative emotions you're harboring inside. You don't need an exorcist to get rid of this particular demon - a cathartic confrontation with your inner critic will do.

2019-07-05 19:10

Trip to Germany

Trip to Germany

I enjoyed a fabulous opportunity recently to travel around Germany for two weeks. The trip was arranged by the Korea Heritage Society and its Chairman Choi Ha-kyung and led by Dr. Park Ki-an, a professor emeritus of Kyung Hee University who was educated in Germany. On the trip were 32 members of the society, enthusiasts of Korean and German culture from a variety of fields su...

2019-07-04 19:30

Living like a 'fool'

Living like a 'fool'

“I lived like a fool.” It is the title of popular song written by Kim Do-hyang (1945-) in 1980. “One day, listening to falling leaves, I saw my empty heart. I felt the times went by transiently. Have I perhaps lost my life? Would it be too late? I have truly lived like a fool…”

2019-07-03 17:31

Leadership that creates culture

Leadership that creates culture

Recently, I finished interviewing 50 Korean and non-Korean employees, managers, and executives regarding desirable behavior in an organization. More than 70 percent of people agreed that there is behavior that should be changed in order to create a more productive and engaging culture. In particular, the behavior of leaders was pointed out as the main creator of a destructive...

2019-07-02 17:35

China and South Korea

China and South Korea

This refers to the editorial: “Positive role for China,” published in The Korea Times on June 21.

Na Jeong-ju | 2019-07-01 17:21

Can Taiwanese president win re-election?

Can Taiwanese president win re-election?

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has passed the first gate to move toward her second term by recently winning the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) primary. She beat challenger Lai Ching De, an ex-prime minister. The presidential election will be held next January along with the general election to replace legislators.

2019-06-30 17:57

Election in Turkey

Election in Turkey

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a major political defeat, including, but reaching well beyond, the election involved. On June 23, the voters of Istanbul sent the autocrat a courageous message of defiance.

2019-06-28 17:26

Remunerative languages

Remunerative languages

When economic statistics are presented and one reads “median”, it means the typical figure or number that separates the higher one-half from the lower one-half of a data sample, which could be things like income, population, and sales, et cetera. An important point is that this median changes with the changing times like fluctuating interest rates. I stress this now because t...

2019-06-27 17:29

Three-step newspaper challenge

Three-step newspaper challenge

Newspapers hold powerful educational potential. Please consider the following activity aimed at maximizing the role of newspapers in English language learning. I believe South Korean culture is ideally suited for the activity. The ''three-step newspaper challenge'' covers every aspect of language learning - including the ability to debate and discuss. I was once told there's ...

2019-06-26 18:05

Perseverance

Rearranging the garden in early spring this year, I removed a group of overgrown plants in the middle of the upper garden. The pointed leaves were so thickly dense around one another that their full vitality looked rather ugly and disorderly.

2019-06-25 17:19

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