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Memory is Malleable: 3 Ways to Boost It
Memory isn’t a tape.It’s not fixed.It can be shaped.It can be rewritten. Multitasking and stress hurt it.Emotion, curiosity, spaced repetition strengthen it. Want to remember better? Three moves: Emotional connection… Read more
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The Heat of Kobe, the Strength of Health
Good health, good life — even under the scorching Kobe sun. What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? I used to think there were many… Read more
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What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?
The last thing I searched for online was “transportation from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport.” Since it was the day before heading back to Taiwan, I wanted to figure out… Read more
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What TV shows did you watch as a kid?
When I was a kid, my favorite was Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh. The moment the robots combined was always so thrilling. There was also Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger from the same series.… Read more
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The Best Moment
What’s your favorite time of day? My favorite time of day always shifts. Sometimes it’s the fresh air of the morning, sometimes the quiet of blogging. Sometimes it’s enjoying a… Read more
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My Recipe in Progress
What’s your favorite recipe? When I was a kid, fried food was rare at home. The sizzling oil and smoky kitchen were things I mostly saw on TV. Now, with… Read more
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日本的地名，充滿詩意
那些靜靜存在、卻在心中留下詩的一行的名字。 走在日本，光是看著地名，就像在讀一首詩。 那不是翻譯錯覺，也不只是文字的美感，而是一種語言與風景、歷史與情感交織出來的氣氛。 像是「霧島」，彷彿山巒深處，霧氣流轉之地； 「由布院」，聽起來像風在樹葉間流動，溫泉蒸氣裊裊升起； 「月寒」，有種淡淡的孤寂與清冷，像一首冬夜的俳句。 有些地名讓人聯想到四季： 春天的「花卷」、夏日的「涼風」、秋夜的「鹿角」、冬雪裡的「白川鄉」。 也有些地名，像是訴說著一段歷史： 「鎌倉」、「長岡京」、「大和」，名字裡自帶厚重與靜謐。 而像「水無瀨」、「香住」、「風間浦」這些名字，本身就是一種畫面。你不需要去過那裡，就能感覺到水的流動、香氣的殘留、海風的輕拂。 說到這些詩意地名，我總會想起——神戶。 「神」是神聖的，「戶」是門扉。神戶的名字原本來自「侍奉神明之地」，後來成為港都的名字。這裡的海與山、歷史與現代、災難與重生，讓這個名字更添一層溫柔與堅韌。 神戶就像是一座靜靜敞開的大門，迎著來自遠方的海風，也守著過往的信仰與傳承。 日本的地名，常常只是一排字，卻能勾起整片風景、整段記憶。它們無需強調，也不刻意展示，只是靜靜地存在，靜靜地美著。 有些地方，你一輩子可能只會路過一次。 但那個名字，卻會在你心中，留下詩的一行。 Read more
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Kobe Awaits, We Together
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. The last thing that got me really excited was traveling abroad again. Kobe. No matter how many times I travel,… Read more
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The Edge of the City
How would you design the city of the future? When I was a kid playing SimCity 3000, I loved turning resources to unlimited. No fear of bankruptcy, no complaints from… Read more
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Where did my name come from?
Where did your name come from? My name is Yichun Kao. When I was a kid, I once went to the “Xuehai Academy” to look up our family genealogy. I… Read more
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