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...complications of everyday living yet is equipped with the mental tools to solve these problems? Chen communicates that sort of pragmatic intelligence. He's a Taiwanese Al Gore, and that's part of his problem. He could do with a bit of Clintonian warmth and charm. He struggles to connect, which is surprising considering that he has a cuddly-cute sort of marketability?the doe-eyed A-Bian doll, by all accounts, helped him charm younger voters in last year's election...
...including myself, attempted to approach or connect with...
Yoga is fine, but if you want spiritual uplift with a little more noise, try beating on some bongos. African and Asian cultures have been practicing community percussion for thousands of years. Now Americans are fast joining "drum circles," informally or through organized centers, to reduce stress, connect with others or just jam. A recent study in the journal Alternative Therapies even found an increase in disease-fighting cells among participants in drum circles...
Whether a technology catches on with consumers depends on social conditions. For Americans, the gateway (no pun intended) to a connected world is the personal computer. PCs make sense for Americans, with their big houses. It's easy to hide that unlovely box of tricks somewhere out of sight--and use it in peace and quiet. But many Europeans and Japanese live in cramped apartments. For them, a PC not only overwhelms the living room, it also offers no privacy. Mobile phones, by contrast, are unobtrusive, as well as being a liberating way (especially for teenagers) to connect with friends...
...count the ways! But your best bet: in September, Scotland's St. Andrews Links (the birthplace of golf), in conjunction with a nearby college, will offer Caddie Connect, the world's only college course in club assistance. Among other topics, you'll study golf etiquette, grooming and how to defuse drunken duffers. Price: $215 for three weeks. Pricey? Note: Tiger Woods' caddie made $1 million last year...