According to a recent survey, 69 percent of people polled in America said they were “busy,” or “very busy.” Women between 30 and 60 were particularly busy, reporting that they regularly sacrificed sleep, recreation, hobbies and family. Author and entrepreneur Alli Worthington has an issue with this. If we aren’t sleeping, taking care of our bodies, and doing things we enjoy with people we love, then what in the world are we busy doing? Join Alli as she calls for us all to break the habit of busy.

Singapore’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Yeo is a veteran politician having served in 4 senior Cabinet positions after a career in the Republic’s airforce where he earned his stripes as a Brigadier-General. Since losing his parliamentary seat in the 2011 General Elections, has been associated with the Lee Kuan Yew School for Public Policy and more recently was elected Chancellor of Nalanda University in Bihar, India. We tap for his thoughts on island state as a model for other nations as well as tensions in the South China Sea.

In part 2 of 3 of our series on Internet of Things, we speak to Tom Fisher, Regional Managing Director APJ at Jasper to find out how organisations and startups are monetising the IOT platform.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

We explore how immigration services can help the government generate revenue and benefit the government in terms of efficiency. Why is it important for companies to outsource services such as immigration services? Should immigration consultancy be a regulated industry here in Malaysia as it is in other countries? 

Bernice Chauly's memoir "Growing Up with Ghosts" is a non-fiction narrative that seamlessly weaves the diverse threads of ancestry, history, politics with the personal. It is also one of the few Malaysian works that has a remarkable sense of place. This week, on Invisible Cities, Uma speaks to Bernice about growing up in Ipoh, about traveling through time, about her crippling fear of the sea, and about the importance of place in explaining her origins, who she is, and where she's going.

Show Notes:

i. You can buy a copy of Growing Up with Ghosts here.

ii. For more of Bernice's writings, be sure to check out her website.

iii. Bernice is also the Director of the George Town Literary Festival. Make sure you check out the website for details on this year's festival.

The 1MDB interest payment dispute with IPIC means that the Langat Bond issued by 1MDB is now in default since the payment of the US$50 million was not paid in due time. Listen to Hasif Murad, Investment Manager at Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management share his thoughts on this matter.

From a simple conversation between two young childhood friends where one asked the other, "Let's open a kopitiam", Tiffin's was born at the end of August 2014. Having no experience in the F&B industry, both Phua and Low share how they had to get hands-on with everything - from being the cooks themselves to managing the ups and downs of the business.

US Stocks are on the retreat. Is this now the time to sell and take profit? Listen to Joe Quinlan, of US Trust BoA Wealth Management discuss this and more.

As we move into an age where freedom and flexibility become a necessity at work, the idea of micromanaging has slowly become synonymous with rigidity and a distinct lack of creativity. Join Joseph Tan from Leaderonomics as he explores this area and shares his thoughts on micromanaging.