We’re closer than ever to the return of ‘normal’. And suddenly, as we crossed the one-year mark of the pandemic, there’s a crisis of “productivity, of will, of enthusiasm, of purpose.”
We’re now realizing that for 12 straight months, we’ve sat in the same chair in the same room staring at the same computer. Suddenly, as we’re about to cross the end zone, something is preventing us from taking that extra yard or to.
I read this article on April 3. On Monday, April 5, it really hit me as well. There was no sense of productivity, will, enthusiasm or purpose. I got incredibly frustrated and basically got no work done (instead, I read novels and tried to meditate my way out of it). I got better, but I felt every word in this article that starts with “I feel like I’m in quicksand”.
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