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How to fight digital distractions

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 7 -- "The culture of distraction isn't even experienced as distraction because it's just how we live." - Sherry Turkle There is no question that online distraction is a new sort of... Read More


Why must exiting a cinema hall be such a lousy experience?

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 2 -- Every Malaysian cinema-goer is familiar with what I am about to complain about: exits out of the individual halls. You've just spent two or more hours enjoying Vin Diesel blaz... Read More


Does early specialisation sabotage greatness?

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 23 -- If you're pushing your child to become an expert (badminton, chess, studies etc.) before he or she is even able to vote, you may want to think again? A massive new study (by ... Read More


Repurposing university libraries

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 15 -- Of all the departments in an educational institution, the library has to be the most paradoxical one. It's because that's the place where people go to read books and do resea... Read More


Can we stop calling PTPTN a loan?

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 11 -- We should just rename the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) fund. Quit calling it a loan. Seriously. PTPTN or Malaysia's National Higher Education Fund Cor... Read More


Schools as worry factories?

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 2 -- I recall giving a talk at a secondary school in Subang Jaya years ago. It was on stress management. Before the person in charge introduced me, she did something breath-takingl... Read More


Horning: When someone double parks and blocks your car

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 24 -- You hear and see it every now and then. A driver standing by his parked car, looking around in semi-frustration and pressing his horn. He's treating the neighbourhood to an u... Read More


Honking: When someone double parks and blocks your car

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 24 -- You hear and see it every now and then. A driver standing by his parked car, looking around in semi-frustration and pressing his horn. He's treating the neighbourhood to an u... Read More


Poor optics but otherwise resilient #KLIA

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 17 -- The whole country was talking about it last weekend. By now everyone has seen that video showing a huge deluge of water falling from the ceiling of KLIA's departure or check-i... Read More


When 'free time' scares us

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 11 -- "Our bodies and minds are subject to a culture that relates to every moment as an opportunity to produce or consume." - Josh Cohen A company director I know was given an all-... Read More