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From 2019. It's okay to not cultivate this skill during a pandemic.

• mooreds 7y ago
  Thanks, I updated the title. And 100% agree that right now everyone deserves an anxiety pass (I certainly need one!).
• myself248 7y ago
  Yeah, but it can be really helpful, too. Checking out from the news for a few hours and doing something productive can benefit your mental state, at least it benefits mine, quite a bit.
• nr2x 7y ago
  On the flip side, there is very little personal agency vis-a-vis the pandemic and reading the news/twitter may accomplish little beyond stressing you out as the practical limit on what most people can do is "stay home". Closing all those scary browser tabs, emails, and focusing on an unrelated problem can provide a welcome respite from a world out of your control, and likewise give you tangible mental health benefits. Skill building may be viewed as a secondary gain adjacent to the primary goal of maintaining sanity. So no, you don't need to become a brainiac genius during the pandemic, but working on skills is also a fine way to distract yourself.
• balfirevic 7y ago
  On the other hand, I can't do any of my hobbies and contract work has dried up a little bit. I would like to be able to "deep focus" at will now more than during life-as-usual.