Editor's Pick Philosophy Psychology & Wellness Strategy The Truth Beneath Our Complexity February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked We are all guilty of it. When we are left to our own devices, we all, with rare exception, build incredibly complex and fictitious self-narratives, as a lens through which to interpret everything in our worlds. The reason we do this is simple: we have built the world around ego, against which we must now buttress our […]
Art & Design Philosophy The World’s Most Mysterious Book February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Bibliophiles who love a good mystery, or conspiracy, should be familiar with the Voynich Manuscript. In the article that follows I’ll take you through a quick overview of this mystery and then provide you with some links for further reading. Enjoy! The mysterious Voynich Manuscript has been hanging around for almost 500 years, most of […]
Callum Connects Interviews Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group Low self-esteem almost destroyed Carol Gockel but with help she became sufficiently confident to help others improve their lives. What’s your story? I was brought up to believe my voice and views weren’t important, my worth as a person would be […]
Callum Connects Interviews Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. Shirley Ong delights in enabling her wealthy clients make the right property purchases. What’s your story? Mixing with the HWNI daily….why… because I help HNWI to buy and sell properties. It is not just about buying and […]
Philosophy A Non-Philosopher’s Guide To Plato February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Why is an elephant large, grey, and wrinkled?Because if she were small, white, and round, she’d be an aspirin. —Platonic joke you will understand after reading this post The ancient Greek philosopher Plato still influences popular culture, art, and thought 2,400 years after his death in 348 B.C. He and his mentor Socrates are fascinating […]
Editor's Pick Entrepreneurship Sociology Polymaths And The Creation Of The World January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The Austrian satirist Karl Kraus once quipped, “I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.” It’s only funny because of what it reveals to be one of the greatest truths about our world. The most consequential term in Western language is also quite possibly the […]
Editor's Pick Science The Egg-Freezing Gold Rush January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Louise Brown, the world’s first IVF baby, was born in 1978, the culmination of decades of research by Cambridge Nobel scientist Sir Robert Edwards. Since then, an estimated eight million babies have been born globally following IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). While many different personal journeys have led to these births, there has […]
Callum Connects PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Abandoning his hopes of studying for an MBA, Piyasak Ukritnukun has turned a relatively small lending company into a billion dollar financial inclusion company. What’s your story? I was born in the US and came back to Thailand to study at Thammasat Business School in 1999. After college, I spent two years with Boston Consulting Group […]
Art & Design Editor's Pick The Purpose Of Art January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of art is “vague” but that it has had many unique, different reasons for being created. Some of the functions of art are provided in […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews ALEX NG, Founder and Director January 4, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Never one to be constrained by convention, Alex Ng has created Singapore’s first unstaffed store, powered by AI. What’s your story? Since I was young, I have had the habit of choosing less popular or niche decisions. For example, instead of playing computer games during my secondary school days, I found more enjoyment in selling […]
Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group This article was originally published here: Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group Low self-esteem almost destroyed Carol Gockel but with help she became sufficiently confident to help others improve their lives. What’s your story? I was brought up to believe my voice and views weren’t important, my worth as a person would be […] Written by Callum Laing February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. This article was originally published here: Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. Shirley Ong delights in enabling her wealthy clients make the right property purchases. What’s your story? Mixing with the HWNI daily….why… because I help HNWI to buy and sell properties. It is not just about buying and […] Written by Callum Laing February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rule Of Truth: Fallacies & Pandemic Alongside COVID-19 as a viral pandemic, the World Health Organization was quick to declare COVID-19 an infodemic, a superabundance of online and offline information with the potential to undermine public health efforts. Here, Dr. Elinor Carmi, Dr. Myrto Aloumpi and Dr. Elena Musi discuss how philosophical fallacies can be instrumentalised in response to the COVID-19 infodemic and assist those […] Written by LSE Impact January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Problem With Maslow’s Pyramid Of Needs Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs implies a linearity, with self-actualization crowning our enlightenment, once the rest of the pyramid’s ‘baser needs’ are met. While powerful, it is a misguided notion. In reality, we need to start “at the top”. Here’s why. His was a brilliant piece of reflective — if intuitive — insight that gave […] Written by Anthony Fieldman January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rise Of The “Useless Class” Today, there is no shortage of crises to fret over. Global politics are fanning the flames of rising extremism and terrorism. A climate crisis not only risks displacing 1.2 billion humans, but is also fueling the planet’s sixth mass extinction. We’ve already destroyed half the life on Earth; and over 100,000 additional species are following suit, right now. COVID-19 is menacing the entire planet, resulting in two million deaths and four hundred million job losses, […] Written by Anthony Fieldman January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
