00:00Singapore is on the list of the top 20 wealthiest countries, but also unhappiest.
00:05Why do you think that's the case?
00:09George?
00:10I always remember Lee Kuan Yew reminding us, never promise happiness.
00:18We can promise economic development, infrastructure, education, whatever, but never promise happiness.
00:27So you're not bothered that it appears on the list of the 20 unhappiest countries?
00:33I'm proud to say that when I was in trade ministry, in the foreign ministry, the public service conducted surveys
00:40of which ministries had the best work-life balance.
00:45Both MTI and MFA had terrible work-life balance, but we had the highest morale.
00:51So sometimes unhappiness may be a precondition for achievement.
00:59I agree, I agree.
01:03Okay, you're both quite hardcore on this front.
01:06Thank you, John.
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