Life After... Stage 4 cancer: Producer-director wants to sleep more
Veteran film director Desmond Tan shares his journey of surviving Stage 4 colon cancer, which he attributes to an unsustainable, high-stress work culture. He is now advocating for better work-life balance and employee well-being within the film production industry.
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It sheds light on the health risks associated with 'hustle culture' in creative industries and the growing movement toward prioritizing mental and physical health in the workplace.
So much of the news is about what’s happening in the moment. But after a major event, people pick up the pieces and life goes on. In this series, The Straits Times talks to the everyday heroes who have reinvented themselves, turned their lives around and serve as an inspiration to us all.
Veteran commercial film director and Atypicalfilms founder Desmond Tan has changed his entire view of work and his approach to it after surviving Stage 4 colon cancer.
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