if you meet the singaporean on the road

https://substack.com/inbox/post/172555058?r=6et9eq&showWelcomeOnShare=true&triedRedirect=true

“living someone else‘s dream but trapped in my own nightmare”

such is the case for many

perspective and gratefulness is important

life satisfaction is highly consistent with your personality

https://x.com/ntfabiano/status/1963202446831858051

source: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-93961-003

Breakdown of the paper:

The study found that a person's life satisfaction is very, very strongly connected to their personality traits. When they removed all the usual problems from how things were measured, they could predict how happy someone was with their life almost perfectly (like 80% to 90% accurate) just by knowing their personality traits. Even with just a few personality questions, they could predict life satisfaction very well.

They found that being emotionally stable (not getting upset easily), being extraverted (outgoing), and being conscientious (organized and hardworking) were the most connected to life satisfaction. Being open to new things or agreeable (kind) had a smaller connection.

These strong connections were found in all three groups of people, even though they spoke different languages. They also found that life satisfaction stayed pretty much the same over 10 years, and its connection to personality traits also stayed strong over that time.

following advice that is optimal for the average person only optimises to become the best among average people

https://x.com/brandondrexel/status/1933015056587112658

Society is beginning to falter

https://youtu.be/MouQIGXpcLg?si=tTuf6DmvW-9pWZCX

is society reading enough?

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nlb-offers-one-time-waiver-for-library-fines-one-free-delivery-service-until-end-2025?close=true

i feel like giving this a shot — dumbphoning

https://incompletelists.substack.com/p/6-months-with-a-flip-phone

global housing crisis

good reminder because i am one that keeps feeling a sense of “time is running out”

https://x.com/apewoodx/status/1964310627435815263?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

the dollar and system

https://x.com/hash_cough/status/1964173778487038313?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

Watch Tier List:
S: Patek, FP Journe
A: AP, Rolex Daytona, Vacheron
B: RM67-02, RM027, de Bethune, A Lange & Sohn, Rolex GMT Master II
C: other Rolex
D: every other RM
F: Breitling, Hublot
0: Solana watches

where would Grand Seiko be in this list?

https://fxtwitter.com/evan_ss6/status/1964317258253058375

it starts with you not respecting yourself, eventually manifesting into the anxiety of no one believing in you

security cannot be replicated easily

https://x.com/katexbt/status/1964287970581594263

Tagged as ‘just resting’, South Korean youth feels anything but rested

In July, Koreans in their 20s who reported "resting” hit a record 421,000, up 58 per cent from a decade ago.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3V5pb6q

Child depression in South Korea jumps 70% in 4 years: Study

A total of 86,254 children and teens were treated for depression in 2024.

Read more: https://bit.ly/45SZnkb

death of the middle class

https://x.com/cl207/status/1964500640148967607?s=46&t=

declining affluence in the middle class in mature markets

at the same time, there is a rise in middle class in emerging markets

the general stock market has been up only, yet ILPs are able to lose $

personally would never recommend ILPs to anyone unless you are adamant on not learning basic investing

https://www.reddit.com/r/singaporefi/s/Z5ajFgyEof