How to be your best in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Part 3
You can do nothing wrong. You are good at your core. Start to believe it, my friend, and see if you don't find a sense of lightness and freedom. ~ Leo Babauta
Last week’s newsletter looked at how to protect your career during the COVID-19 pandemic, with specific tips on saving money under a stay-at-home order and more on how to build and re-imagine jobs amid the coronavirus crisis. We also looked at worthwhile things to do while social distancing, from making your own pasta to learning a language from home, no matter how tempted you are by what’s on TV.
Now let’s take that discussion further.
As someone who’s been self-employed for the last five years, I’ve learned some great tips on working from home, including how to create a workspace at home, how to structure your day, and how to avoid ‘cabin fever’ when you’re stuck in a cramped space. But there’s a lot more to working from home than learning video conferencing etiquette and how to use Zoom.
Human beings are social animals so it’s no wonder many of us are struggling with self-isolation (which seems to be why the coronavirus is bringing about a boom in new radio stations). It’s also unsurprising that the coronavirus is impacting our mental health (which seems to be why the pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams).
Fortunately, it’s possible to prevent loneliness while social distancing (which is more about physical distancing than anything else) and create meaningful connections while apart. It’s all about making it a priority to reach out to other people, whether it’s for the big conversations that are long overdue or the small acts of kindness that benefit everyone involved. It’s also about understanding that we are all worthy of love.
Leo Babauta sums it up well.
This is a great opportunity to deepen into mindfulness and practice, to learn to face head-on the uncertainty and fears that arise in us, and to connect to the humanity going through this rather than disconnect from them.