#35 — Inside a 15-Year-Old’s Head: AI, School & Meaning of Life | Joshua Goh: "I Don’t Want a 9–5 I Don’t Enjoy." “I’m Scared About My Future.”

What does the world feel like to a 15-year-old today?

In this episode, host Nicole Lee speaks with Joshua Goh, a student from National Junior College in Singapore, about growing up in a time of rapid technological change, rising competition, and the pressure to figure out the future earlier than ever.

They talk about AI, school, emotional intelligence, and career paths — and the deeper tension between wanting to enjoy being a kid and feeling the need to prepare for what lies ahead.

This isn’t a conversation about having all the answers at 15. It’s a conversation about curiosity, self-awareness, and how the next generation is making sense of the world around them.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

03:20 Networking as a kid & caught between worlds

05:10 Questioning life at 13

06:15 Life is like playing Minecraft

08:00 Balancing being a kid vs staying ahead

10:40 AI and a more competitive future

13:20 What school really means today

14:40 Does the education system prepare kids for the future?

17:20 Losing a carefree childhood

18:25 Emotional awareness at a young age

22:10 Understanding insecurities and healing

24:10 What success means to the next generation

28:30 One subject that should be added in school

30:10 What adults should know about kids today

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