Aug 6, 2026 · 37 min · 10 segments
Yew Jin Lim grew up in the Singapore system but has lived his adult life in the US - working for Google as a software engineer. He left the company last year and chats with Crispina Robert and Edwin…
Yew Jin LimGuest
Edwin YeoHost
Crispina RobertHost
When I first started writing, I actually thought I'd write more about technology.
But if, if Crispina can attest to this, I actually write more about philosophy of life.
And in terms of conte- of happiness, I actually think it's grossly misunderstood.
A lot of our belief in what we want is cultural and not necessarily self-learnt.
So we are taught from a, from very young, making money is very, very good for your happiness and clearly for your wealth.
But money is a means to an end, right? And you would s- you would, you would think that BNS must be the happiest people on earth, but they're not, right? So surely something is broken there.
When I first started writing, I actually thought I'd write more about technology.
But if, if Crispina can attest to this, I actually write more about philosophy of life.
And in terms of conte- of happiness, I actually think it's grossly misunderstood.
A lot of our belief in what we want is cultural and not necessarily self-learnt.
So we are taught from a, from very young, making money is very, very good for your happiness and clearly for your wealth.
But money is a means to an end, right? And you would s- you would, you would think that BNS must be the happiest people on earth, but they're not, right? So surely something is broken there.
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