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Power changes the way that you think - neuroscientists have boiled this down into “high” and “low” construal thinking, with people in power generally veering towards “high” construal thinking. But successful leaders should be able to switch between the two when appropriate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I think a lot of the stress that people feel, they feel because they have put themselves at the centre of their own universe, when you remove yourself from that place, I think a lot of that pressure subsides” - says Malcolm Gladwell. What’s your trick for dealing with stress? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anyone can experience burnout, and as a team, you should be looking out for signs of burnout in your team members so that you can help them through it. Recognising and helping someone who is burned out will contribute overall to team productivity and happiness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Korea is planning to ban all coffee products in primary and secondary schools by the 14th of September. This follows media reports of students consuming coffee to keep up with the high expectations of studying to the point of suffering from heart palpitations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The Malaysian Business Sentiment Survey 2018/2019' , conducted by Monash University Malaysia in collaboration with CPA Australia provides key insight into the minds of 416 Malaysian CEOs and senior managers. This comprehensive study highlights aspects of the changing ASEAN economic landscape and voices both the optimism and concerns of Malaysian business leaders amid positive growth factors contr...

Research has shown that people expressing gratitude underestimated how pleasantly surprised recipients would be to receive a handwritten ‘thank you’ . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite the rise of many new ride hailing services in town, sexual assaults by drivers and passengers are still prevalent. To combat this, a new ride hailing service called Carriage for Her is born, designed to give women a safe and efficient service throughout the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many reasons why startups fail, but founders usually overlook the most obvious ones during the post-mortem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember Clippy, the annoying little paperclip that kept asking Microsoft Word users if they needed help? Well, Microsoft claims to have improved their AI assistants - and will be introducing an extension of their pre-existing MyAnalytics Office 365 tool to do little “nudges”. However, will this increase our productivity or remain as patronising as ever? See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Air pollution causes a “huge” reduction in intelligence , according to new research, indicating that the damage to society of toxic air is far deeper than the well-known impacts on physical health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Batu Caves has gone through a redesign, with all 272 steps of its iconic staircase having been repainted in a bright assortment of colours . While some people are thrilled about the new, colourful staircase, others are wondering if the design takes away focus from Batu Caves as a cultural hub as opposed to a tourist attraction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel chronically short on time? Wish you had more time to spend with friends and family? Well if you do, you’re not alone. You could be suffering from “time famine”- the pervasive feeling of being overwhelmed with the demands of work and life . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A company is claiming that wearing a device on your wrist that emits electromagnetic waves similar to that of a thunderstorm will scare mosquitoes away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Booking flights online has become somewhat of a norm, but are we actually doing it the right way? Is there any real benefit from booking tickets via travel sites , instead of directly from the airline itself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuroenhancement technology is slowly gaining traction, and if Field - a new startup providing “brain hacking” services - is anything to go by, it can have some very positive results, while costing a fortune in the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The name OG may not ring a bell but they are an esports team that recently won the biggest ever prize in esport history at US$11.2 million. And local esports fans rejoiced after a Malaysian player in the Chinese led team PSG.LGD took 2nd spot , earning themselves more than US$4.1 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A degree has always been considered to be a milestone for a person, as it officially proves that you are educated and have a particular skill set. However, more top companies in the world no longer require applicants to have a college degree. Companies like Google, Apple, IBM and EY are all in this group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The battle of eWallets is heating up here in Malaysia. With at least 5 players in the space all eyeing your money, Tencent (the company behind WeChat) went for the aggressive strategy by giving free money to users who sign up for their platform . But is that enough to entice you to use digital wallets? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experiencing negative emotions could actually be better for your well-being - as opposed to avoiding or repressing those feelings entirely. It turns out that striving for constant or endless happiness puts pressure on ourselves by creating unrealistic and unhealthy expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we ponder the future of AI and computing, we often overlook how technology will impact our most important need; food! Futurist Marius Robles examines how eating will change in the next couple of decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you feel like there are too many things to do—but not enough time to do them—you are not alone. People who report frequent feelings of time scarcity are less happy and more prone to anxiety and depression than people who report feeling time affluent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his National Day speech, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore’s hawker centres were its “community dining rooms” and are a unique part of the country’s heritage and identity . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People today are tied to their smartphones tighter than ever, and injuries occur daily because people are looking at info on screens instead of where they’re going . This is why GM has banned its staff from walking and talking or texting at work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google seems to believe that people are getting too much bad news from the media and that it may not be good for them. So now, you’ll be able to ask “Hey Google, tell me something good.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a well-known fact that our attention spans have decreased over the past few years, some being even shorter than that of a goldfish. But are our smartphones really to be blamed here? New research shows that we’ve always been terrible at focusing and it’s just an evolution of our species, smartphone or not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.