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Joanne Ooi

How do we get to a Circular Economy?

COVID-19 has shone a klieg light on the take-make-dispose consumer economy and revealed an ugly truth about consumerism: so much of what…

6 min readDec 16, 2020

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Joanne Ooi

Why we need to read books

[This essay was part of my newsletter, On My Mind. In it I cover a wide range of topics, focusing on sociology, tech, culture and…

4 min readJul 22, 2020

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Why we need to read books

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Joanne Ooi

The Future of Book Publishing

[This essay was part of my newsletter, On My Mind. In it I cover a wide range of topics, focusing on sociology, tech, culture and…

8 min readJul 18, 2020

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The Future of Book Publishing

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Joanne Ooi

The mass extinction of art galleries & musings on the future of Art

This essay was originally written and first published in my newsletter, On My Mind. You can sign up here for it.

13 min readJul 5, 2020

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The mass extinction of art galleries & musings on the future of Art

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Joanne Ooi

When is the desecration of historical monuments justified?

This essay was originally a part of my newsletter, On My Mind. You can sign up for it here.

3 min readJun 24, 2020

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When is the desecration of historical monuments justified?

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Joanne Ooi

Hong Kong COVID-19 quarantine procedure: a blow by blow account

Foreign arrivals in Hong Kong — a blow by blow account of COVID-19 quarantine procedure

3 min readJun 24, 2020

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Hong Kong COVID-19 quarantine procedure: a blow by blow account

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Joanne Ooi

#BLM: Microaggressions Need to be Mapped

The racial profiling of black Americans is ubiquitous. Just ask any black person. A black friend living in New York City was just telling…

3 min readJun 24, 2020

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Joanne Ooi

COVID-19 Lifehacks

I’m someone who wouldn’t be caught dead with a self-help book and have never read one (unless the works of psychologist Alice Miller…

6 min readApr 22, 2020

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Joanne Ooi

Innovation Thwarted (by stupid governments and nasty neighbors)

Last week, a friend sent me a link to an Innovate UK grant scheme soliciting applications for innovative ideas to assist British…

8 min readApr 17, 2020

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Innovation Thwarted (by stupid governments and nasty neighbors)

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Joanne Ooi

On My Mind: The Silver Lining of COVID-19

An Interview of Myself during COVID-19

7 min readApr 7, 2020

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Joanne Ooi

Joanne Ooi

Third nation multi-hyphenate polymath pissed off about market capitalism’s effect on creativity, the environment & wealth distribution.

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