I tested a networking expert’s tips at a ‘third place’
[SINGAPORE] One of the perks of being a journalist is that I occasionally find myself in places I would never voluntarily visit.
Is this trending app revealing how lonely we are?
[SINGAPORE] The question “Are you dead?” popped up on my screen the other week – not as a text from a friend I’d unintentionally ignored, but as a headline.
The big questions for 2026
[SINGAPORE] Last year wasn’t the easiest for fresh graduates entering the workforce.
Thrive’s top newsletter picks of 2025
[SINGAPORE] Tariffs were back in the headlines in 2025, with trade tensions flaring on and off, causing real effects for Singapore’s open economy. Artificial intelligence (AI) was everywhere – talked ...
Love later, save now? Why so many Gen Zs aren’t rushing to get married
[SINGAPORE] When I was a kid, I thought I’d be married by 25 and start a family at 27. Today, that seems like an absurd timeline.
Getting over the ick of self-promo on LinkedIn (Gen Z edition)
[SINGAPORE] In the past two-and-a-half years I’ve been at thrive, I’ve posted on LinkedIn a grand total of… one time.
Post-graduation grief is real. Here’s why it hits so hard
[SINGAPORE] Last Monday, I turned the tassel and, with a degree in hand, I waved goodbye to my academic life.
Sober clubbing brews fresh beat for Singapore’s Gen Z
[SINGAPORE] Swaying to dance music and TikTok-fuelled pop under a disco ball, young punters are packed shoulder to shoulder while sipping on coffee, their energy powered by pour-overs rather than pint...
Gen Zs ride nostalgia wave to bring vintage digicams back in style
Young sellers of old compact cameras are setting up online and physical stores
💭 A young voter’s reflections on GE2025
[SINGAPORE] Before candidate Alexis Dang could utter a single word at a Workers’ Party (WP) rally, shouts of “chio bu” (A crude Hokkien phrase meaning attractive woman) could be heard.
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