#57: What 'Kiasu' Culture Is Really Costing Us with Teo You Yenn

Podcast: CLOSER with Rachel Lim · Rachel Lim

Opublikowano: 2026-06-16

Most of us have been taught that the pressure Singaporean parents feel is a mindset problem. That we just need to relax. Stop being so kiasu. The data tells a completely different story. Associate Professor Teo You Yenn spent three years interviewing 92 Singaporean parents across every class background for her new book Unease; and what she found will reframe how you see your own life. Not just parenting. The whole thing. She makes the case that the exhaustion, the anxiety, the feeling that you're doing everything right and still something is off.. none...