Mike

  How to deal with toxic parents as an adult I’m going to start this blog with the story. I have a friend who returned from traveling about two years ago, and now she has to live with her parents for a while. I think she’s got some issues she hasn’t dealt with because she has stayed away from her parents for so long. She did a master's degree in America, and she’s from Taiwan. So the profoundly ingrained issues she dealt with a long time ago haven’t been dealt with properly. And I think that that issue has metamorphosized into something toxic. I haven’t lived with my parents for a long time, so I’m just going to talk to you guys about my view of the situation as a third party with a psychology degree and how I think that my friend should deal with the situation. I’m not a professional, but if I offer my two cents, hopefully, it’ll bring some insight into what you can do too. Toxic Parenting in General We all know that parenting is a tremendous job. You have to take care of another ...

  How to reduce your stress at work with these simple tips! Aka, How to deal with stress at work Everyone wants to know how to deal with stress at work. It would seem like some people are naturally better at dealing with stress in general than others. I can relate to the fact that work is stressful. There are several factors. Coworkers are stressful, your boss is stressful, and deadlines. So many factors would add to your stress, and you have to go there every day, so it’s not like your work will disappear. Hopefully, I’m going to give you some advice about some ways that you can deal with the stress at work, and it can alleviate some of the tension in your life Defining stress at work  What exactly is stress at work? I mean, we feel it, but we don’t know where it comes from sometimes. Defining stress at work means that you’re eliminating some of the problems. Next time you are confronted with stress, you can always avoid it. As long as you know what these factors are, then yo...

  How to make your relationship last through tough times, aka How to have a relationship that lasts Relationships are an integral part of life. The relationship that you have with your parents, the relationship that you have with your extended family. The relationships that you have with your friends and your coworkers. Usually, when people talk about relationships, however, they mean your relationship with your significant other.  Starting a relationship is easy, maintaining a relationship is complex, and ending a relationship is pretty easy, especially nowadays. People want to start and then give up. They want to waste their time trying to meet the right person and find their soulmate when the person you probably should be with is in front of you, and you just need to figure out how to save the relationship. I’ll give you some tips about how to make a relationship last long. I’m not a relationship guru or anything, but I’ve been through a couple of relationships; this is not...

  Things that they both have in Japan and Taiwan You cannot deny the fascination that Taiwan has with Japan. To the point where I would say probably 20% of all the stores in Taipei, at least, are selling something from Japan. Or maybe they’re a Japanese restaurant. Or maybe there is some Japanese fashion outlet. I’m not going to say that when you come to Taiwan, then you feel like you’re in Japan because it has its own Taiwan flavor. I’m going to say, though, that it’s just really, very hard to deny the similarities between Taiwan and Japan. I’m just going to tell you a little bit about some of them 711 I bet you didn’t know that Taiwan has the second most convenience stores per capita in the world. The first one is South Korea. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next one were Japan. The point is that you will see convenience stores on every corner. And obviously, the leader of all these convenience stores is 7-Eleven. Family mart And OK mart. But not to me. Nothing beats 7-Eleven. Do ...