S2E55: Study hard, work hard, retire then die: Do Singaporeans spend our lives living someone else's dream?
Notes de l’épisode
Good grades, good jobs, applying for a BTO, getting married. Isn’t that every Singaporean’s dream?
In this episode, Julian Low, co-founder of theatre practice Wushiren, talks about his experience defying the “Singaporean Dream” by dropping out of medical school. He then went on to pursue his dream of starting an independent theatre collective.
Hosts Kai Wen and Sue-Ann discuss if a fixed definition of success is still relevant in these times and why it’s important to have the courage to stray from “the script” and explore what truly makes you curious in life.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:00 Intro
0:54 Is there a "Singaporean Dream"?
2:48 Why Julian dropped out of medical school
6:34 People stick to safe choices even when it makes them suffer
10:54 “Challenge” is the new C in the 5Cs list
15:55 Is fatigue our body’s way of sending a message?
20:02 Financial realities vs your dreams
29:04 Redefining the Singaporean Dream
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Hosts: See Kai Wen ([email protected]) and Sue-Ann Tan ([email protected])
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim and Yang Jiesan Cruz
Executive producer: Elizabeth Law
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