Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence..

Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse..

The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was Chinas golden age, and contrary to what I was….

As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more..

But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things the….

Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research perf….

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29.

Nothing is fun until you're good at it..

There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests. F….

Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little..

For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the time that most people were heading out. Whe….