Speaking with Bloomberg's Mishal Husain on The Mishal Husain Show in Singapore, George Yeo put it plainly: "Sometimes, unhappiness may be a precondition for achievement." Yeo, whose ministerial stint ended in 2011, was answering a question about the paradox of Singapore being among the world's wealthiest societies yet also among the least happy.
By GDP per capita, Singapore leads the region, yet it regularly fares poorly on happiness indexes. People there, including high earners, often complain about a relentless pace of life and a cutthroat work culture that many see as core to the city's rise as a financial hub. That tension between prosperity and pressure framed the conversation.
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Yeo also recalled guidance from Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister: "Never promise happiness." As Yeo relayed it, "We can promise economic development, infrastructure, education, whatever, but never promise happiness." It is a reminder that trade offs often sit under headline growth, and that how you pursue progress matters for your day to day life as much as your bank account.
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