Purpose and Meaning for Singaporean Society: The Impact of the Future of Work on Individual Purpose and the Role of Education

Meet Dr Anne-Claire Stona, a Medical Doctor (MD) specialised in public health and global mental health.

Traditional education has been focused on “gaining knowledge”, rather than building capabilities to interact with the real world. Of course, possessing knowledge is an important part of capability. However, developing well adapted people to constructively participate in, and contribute to, society requires application skills and social confidence in addition to this knowledge.

Every day, we make numerous decisions, from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed. Decision research has identified numerous limitations, problems, and biases in human decision making, including overconfidence, confirmation bias, and self-motivated reasoning.