Homecoming: Familiar Yet Unfamiliar
I am writing this from Indianapolis, Indiana, my second home in America. I am attending a Midwest performing arts conference called MAX...
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Jeeyoon Kim
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Lessons Learned from My Surfing Adventure
Last week, I spent a week in Oahu, Hawaii, giving a workshop for music teachers and a master class to talented young musicians at the...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Road Less Cautious
In the summer of 2000, as a sophomore undergraduate student in Korea, I decided to travel to Europe alone during my summer break. I...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Feel the Fear… and Do it Anyway
Last week, I had a summer vacation in Big Sur, California, for my birthday. Swimming in the State Park creeks brought back cherished...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Emotional Journey of Retirement
Recently, I witnessed several people retire from their work. It seems like a coincidence that these milestone events occurred to many...
Jeeyoon Kim
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A Timeless Lesson from David
Almost fifteen years ago, on a humid, sunny afternoon in Indiana, I sat in an office with my mentor, David Bremer. I was relieved that...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Start Small, Win Big
This week, I was reminded of the concept of keystone habits and their importance. Journalist Charles Duhigg introduced this idea in his...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Heartfelt Confessions: Life and Loss
I loved my dog, Jenny, when I was growing up. She was a little white poodle, and I have many precious memories of us together—going to...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Why the Small Things Matter
Recently, a friend of mine undertook a huge, expensive bathroom renovation. I asked her how it turned out, and she said everything went...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Simple Secrets to Reading More
Someone once advised me that, if you want to read more books, you should always carry a book with you. As bluntly simple as this is, for...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Crying over a Student
I vividly remember my first piano teacher when I was four years old.
Jeeyoon Kim
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Rise above the Distractions
Hello, friends. A casual conversation I had with a friend last week brought up the interesting topic of distraction. We talked about how...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Next-Level Notetaking
Hello, friends. Last week, I was walking on a street in downtown Atlanta after lunching with Karen Thickstun, the former president of the...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Power of Unlearning
I used to go to bookstores all the time. A memory of drinking hot chocolate with whipped cream on top (which I haven’t had for decades)...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Will I Make It?
A student raised a hand in the last part of the Q&A during a recent public talk and asked me, “Do you still think about ‘Will I make...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Secrets to a Deeper Connection with Classical Music
Last week, I had the privilege of visiting local high schools in Crescent City, California, where I performed solo concerts. Often,...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Notes to My Younger Self
Last week, while walking along a snowy sidewalk in New York City, my head was filled with a request I’d gotten from the MTNA’s (Music...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Art of Fun
This week, some ideas of the book Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal struck a chord with me. Ali came across the message from a song...
Jeeyoon Kim
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Just “Not Yet”
I have always decided on a New Year’s resolution at the end of the year. I don’t always get to realize all of my past resolutions, but I...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Importance of Documenting Your Life
Last year, about this time, I purchased a 5-year journal by Hobonichi. I was captivated by the idea that you would write one journal for...
Jeeyoon Kim
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The Impossible Task
The years from 2011 to 2016 were the hardest time of my life. Despite the honor of becoming Dr. Kim with a doctoral degree in piano...
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