I’ve always known Singapore to be a hardworking nation, but I never truly realised the extent of it. The revelation only came when I had my summer school programme during my university days. I was so surprised to see people lounging on grass fields in the middle of the day, and I remembered my initial thought being: “They all look like working adults. Well, don’t they have to… work?” Me embracing the culture of laying on grass patches in the afternoon Perhaps it was my limited exposure to the rest of the world, but that experience shifted my perspective towards work and life. I came back feeling like everything in Singapore was moving at twice the speed. We were walking faster and clocking really long hours for everything that we do. It is no wonder that research reports and studies are showing how tired we are....