There’s been plenty of debate online about the recent findings of the 2024 World Happiness Report in March, which ranked Singapore the happiest country in Asia. The United Nationsbacked report – which surveys about 1,000 individuals per country – placed the Lion City at the 30th spot among a total of 143 nations globally, down five spots from 25th place in 2023.
In a similar vein, a 2022 mental health and wellness survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in Singapore revealed that 59 per cent of respondents aged between 24 and 34, and 52 per cent of respondents aged between 35 and 44, indicated higher levels of stress or anxiety in the past 12 months.
It looks like we are one stressed out nation, which begs the question: What are the harmful effects of being chronically wired and tired? And is it possible to undo all the damage caused to
