Global isolation and economic stagnation have coalesced into a crippling epidemic of self-doubt.

A grand tour of Jieru You’s life takes all of five seconds. Stool. Window. Bed. He logs long hours working at a nearby pharmacy inside the congested southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung. Today, he’s spending this rare moment of spare time slouched on the stool, bone-tired and wallowing in a thick muck of self-pity. “Taiwan isn’t suitable to live in. Only ghosts are willing to dwell in such a place,” You says, rubbing his face. The polluted, acrid air of Kaohsiung is stinging his eyes.

Let’s face it, this whole “working visit” is a sham. Treat it like the PR stunt it really is.

The U.K. has had a chaotic week — from England qualifying for the World Cup semifinals, to the potential collapse of Theresa May’s government following two high-profile resignations, to the poisoning of two citizens with an apparent Russian nerve agent (one has died; another is in critical condition), and all amid a blistering heat wave. To add to the madness, another frantic media storm is about to touch down on British soil: President Donald Trump.

How one bad experience with a teacher plus an MBA equaled English tutoring success.

China’s $4.5 billion online language learning market is fiercely competitive, but Cindy Mi, founder and CEO of online education company VIPKid, is not easily fazed.

This story was originally published in January. You can catch Cindy Mi at OZY Fest, this summer’s hottest party, in New York City’s Central Park on July 21–22. Details and ticket information can be found here.