Alexander the Great’s alleged funeral wishes poignantly demonstrated that money can’t buy health and we can’t take it with us when we die. Hence don’t only bank on your money, bank on your health. We should treat mental and physical health as prime assets, before they negatively impact our quality of life. This section offers The Gardener’s personal reflections on sleep, stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, and personality styles and attitudes that can make our lives miserable or help us adapt to change. It does not provide medical or psychological guidance or advice. Its sole aim is to encourage The Fellow Traveler to think about long-term investments in their mental and physical health, and to establish beneficial habits that encourage a balanced life, including exercise and nutrition.
Sleeping below par is on the rise. The 2014 Jawbone report ranked 43 cities on undersleeping: one of four Singaporean residents slept less than seven hours a week (Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy, 2023); by
Life is a transient journey with change being its only constant. Permanent change requires planning, if possible, and evokes feelings of anxiety and resistance. You are familiar with life as it is—hence, anticipating and tolerating transformation is
Let me ask you a question: Where is Home? Is it where you live, and where your Hermes bag, Gucci shoes, and Apple gadgets are housed and luxury cars are parked? Where your cell phone buzzes? Or
Modern life is demanding. Legend has it that we make more decisions in a day than our ancestors did in a lifetime. We are bombarded with emails, texts, WhatsApp, and Telegram messages that demand our immediate attention.
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