Friday, 2 January 2026

Category: Column

Adapting to new norms

Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.   – DANIEL KAHNEMAN, ISRAELI-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND ECONOMIST ‘Be Prepared’, something

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Sowing and navigating chaos

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. – PROFESSOR MILTON FREIDMAN, AMERICAN ECONOMIST  I have taken up darts. My

Hit left, right and centre

Life is a mix of good and bad phases. Make the most of the good times, and never lose hope during the bad times. ―

A tale of woe and good tidings

Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation, but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half. –

GPS was right all along

That was quite a surprise – no deputy prime minister but four senior ministers in lieu. Some netizens say Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is reserving

Leadership and making hard choices

A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.   – M. D. Arnold, author  Leadership

Yes, right move to be in Cabinet

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. –George Washington, first President