Makiko Hirata

Book Review: My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel (2013)

Book Review: My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel (2013)

I have read another book on anxiety and was completely absorbed by it. The history, literature and science of anxiety is absolutely fascinating. <br /> The author, Scott Stossel does a great job of navigating the readers through these web of information, threading them with his own personal history of anxiety that can be traced […]

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Book Review: “Playing Scared: A History and Memoir of Stage Fright” by Sara Solovitch (2015)

Book Review: “Playing Scared: A History and Memoir of Stage Fright” by Sara Solovitch (2015)

Now that I am working on a book of my own, I read books very differently. When I first learned of this book, I was alarmed that there was already a book out there I was going to write. I was relieved to find out that Sara Solovitch decided not to pursue the piano as

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YouTube campaign

I need your help. I have been trying to increase my online presence, and monetize what I have to offer. The 100-day practice challenge is a part of my effort. I would have qualified to start monetizing on YouTube channel when I applied for monetization back in December. However, too bad for me….they were in

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Sold Out, Standing Ovation, Smiles All Around…

This is me, an hour before MATIMA’s concert “Beauty (美)is Universal” at Asia Society Texas Center last night, after the tickets were completely sold out. Three hours later, I was walking on a cloud, bonding with audience members who gave us a long standing ovation, full of smiles, nods, cheers, etc. We used two microphones

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