In my earlier years, I have written many letters and then later regret. That is so, especially when I was emotional at the time of writing the letters.
Now, when I feel so emotional, I would still write such letters but I keep reminding myself to put such letters aside for several hours or several days. This cooling-off period allows me to talk to close friends about the appropriateness of the letter, and have a chance to read it again when I am not so emotional. I constantly ask myself what I want to achieve and whether the letter will help me achieve it. Often, after I have calm down, I would rewrite the letter substantively or simply discard the letter. Regrets and embarrassments are then reduced.
Similarly, when I get too excited about buying an item I just come across, I will give myself a cooling-off period, too. Yes, I end up buying a lot less useless items.
2021-03-17 | Online data are cheap and easy to find, but they have limitations! |
2021-02-08 | Mini-projects to build up research ability (1) |
2021-01-11 | Be our advisor, please! |
2020-12-21 | Why do we need this transparency? For fairness! For learning! |
2020-11-23 | You want to build some muscle but do not want to use your time exercising? I can help by exercising for you! |
2020-11-18 | Feedback to feedback |
2020-11-15 | General comments on participant's performance in a competition |
2020-11-04 | Yes, 1200+ personalized versions of the test paper! |
2020-02-18 | Let students focus on learning, teachers on teaching, and thus together achieve the intended learning outcomes. |
2020-02-10 | Online learning requires Discipline, DISCIpline, DISCIPLINE! |
2019-01-15 | Supposedly not difficult to get a B grade. |
2018-12-11 | This quality is more important than grades. |
2018-11-15 | Late dropping |
2018-11-15 | Unreliability of average SETL scores due to the high non-response rate |
2018-11-13 | Let go! |
2018-10-24 | No, please do not use my lecture time for your society's announcement. |
2018-09-26 | Scheduling an appointment |
2018-08-27 | None of my business |
2018-08-21 | Course evaluation bounds and response rate |
2018-08-09 | Be a responsible job applicant |
2018-02-10 | No calories browsing.... |
2018-01-24 | Would "uncertain" help your postgraduate study application? I would say, CERTAINLY NOT! |
2017-09-14 | When helping your friend is NOT HELPING YOUR FRIEND! |
2017-09-13 | My life as a student -- AGAIN |
2017-09-05 | You like easy grade, easy honor, easy graduation? |
2017-07-18 | My Facebook friends, please protect me just as I protect you. |
2017-07-12 | An internship |
2016-03-01 | You know me. But, do I know you? |
2015-12-17 | Why learning fails to happen despite the great design of the course and the great teacher? |
2015-10-20 | Can I trust you, my friend? |
2015-10-17 | If we have the second chance to "retake", failing or getting a low grade would not be so stressful. |
2015-09-18 | My first-hand experience on why learning is not taking place in lectures! |
2015-08-20 | Are you sure Econometrics is useless? |
2015-05-04 | Eating 100 bowls of rice in a day |
2015-01-31 | You say you love me. How can I tell whether you truly love me? |
2014-10-24 | I would be happy to write recommendations letter for your PhD or Master application if .... |
2014-10-23 | Master of Finance at MIT |
2014-10-06 | Are you sure what you saw was black? |
2014-03-05 | GOLDEN opportunity -- only to the hard-working students. |
2014-03-01 | What to do when your teacher's teaching style does not fit your learning style? |
2013-11-28 | A negative experience? Not completely. It can be made into a positive one! |
2013-11-27 | Many thanks for your appreciation of my teaching (II) |
2013-07-23 | My next stop is Barcelona! |
2013-06-01 | Her decision to pursue Master of Finance after her undergradaute study at HKU |
2012-11-10 | What should I do at HKU (activities versus study and many other things)? |
2011-09-12 | Coach, can you teach me to swim? |
2010-02-18 | How government policy with good intention can create frustration and political instability? |
2009-12-01 | Cherish our beloved ones who are still around us -- when we still can! |
2009-11-27 | Trust your teachers, but don't trust them blindly! |
2009-11-26 | You can give me a low score but please write some comments to help me improve my teaching. |
2009-08-26 | The similarity in health care service provision and fire fighting service provision |
2009-03-23 | Be brave. Visit your teachers. Ask them questions. Your teachers are a lot nicer than you think. |
2009-03-14 | How can you verify this is really you -- Dr. Ka-fu Wong of HKU? |
2009-03-09 | I dream to work in the business sector. Should I pursue a master degree before I join the private sector? |
2009-02-19 | Any economist can predict this... Can you? |
2008-12-21 | My students performed poorly in the final exam.
Help me help them.... please. |
2008-12-20 | Learning should not end with the final exam! |
2008-11-19 | Exchange in Europe can be very rewarding! |
2008-11-18 | UC Berkeley is my top choice for exchange! |
2008-11-02 | Why did we not have fresh mushrooms twenty years ago? |
2008-02-23 | Dialogue is preferred to monologue. |
2008-02-13 | If I were a single unemployed old man who lives on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) |
2007-12-17 | Is forecasting a pure guessing game? |
2007-12-16 | I want zero emission of CO2! |
2007-11-30 | How would I choose universities for exchange? |
2007-11-28 | Excuse me. Can you write a recommendation letter for me? |
2007-11-12 | No pain, no gain! |
2007-09-14 | Teaching is to be enjoyed, and so is studying. Grades should only be secondary. |