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COVID lockdown totally messed up my life momentum on that front - I had a pretty carefully constructed routine and losing that was bad - I'm not so robust other

COVID lockdown totally messed up my life momentum on that front - I had a pretty carefully constructed routine and losing that was bad - I'm not so robust otherwise it turns out. Still haven't gotten my shit back in order. Flywheel is a good metaphor!

bigbaguette 5y ago
Lockdowns messed me up real bad too, and with hindsight I actually noticed how our whole beings adapted subconsciously to this nothingness. And this is equally matched by the difficulty to re-adapt when we reopened. Still rough after a month already.
dorchadas 5y ago
It's funny, because lockdown actually helped me get out of a funk. I wasn't having to wake up any more to go into work at half five, and was able to get into good sleeping/eating habits, as well as exercise habits both at home and when the gym reopened. Granted, I was blessed to have a job that kept me paid without doing a lot of work, so I had plenty of time to pursue interests and exercise and healthy lifestyle. Going back into the school full-time in August killed me.
vagrantJin 5y ago
On the contrary, lockdown helped me get off liquor. I had left my previous gig due to burnout and had taken alcohol as a coping device. For some reason, the monotonous routine and long commute took a lot out of me personally. Still not sure what caused it exactly. Lockdown made me get some control of my life, schedule it on my terms and it was liberating. I literally felt lighter and more at ease, back to balanced normality as some might put it. I'm afaid I still have no full grasp of what is going on in my own mind and body. At least not in terms that would be scientifically acceptable.
- orzig 5y ago
  > *For some reason*, the monotonous routine and long commute took a lot out of *me personally* [emphasis mine] I want to make sure you don't have any lingering feelings of ambivalence or shame from that conclusion: Long commutes take a lot out of everyone (or at least the average person). It's one of the most consistent happiness findings. - "we find that people with longer commuting time report systematically lower subjective well-being." [0] - "Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce." [1] - " a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office. " [2] You're not weird, and it's certainly not your fault. As we all get back into normal life, I want to make sure that we're clear on that. Maybe you have to do it, and we all have to do painful things, but it's not your fault that it sucks. [0] https://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html https://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html [1] https://slate.com/business/2011/05/long-commutes-cause-obesity-neck-pain-loneliness-divorce-stress-and-insomnia.html https://slate.com/business/2011/05/long-commutes-cause-obesi... [2] https://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/30/commuting https://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/30/commuting
  - quantified 5y ago
    A 20-30 minute walk as the commute feels intrinsically healthy.

bigbaguette 5y ago

Lockdowns messed me up real bad too, and with hindsight I actually noticed how our whole beings adapted subconsciously to this nothingness. And this is equally matched by the difficulty to re-adapt when we reopened. Still rough after a month already.

dorchadas 5y ago

It's funny, because lockdown actually helped me get out of a funk. I wasn't having to wake up any more to go into work at half five, and was able to get into good sleeping/eating habits, as well as exercise habits both at home and when the gym reopened. Granted, I was blessed to have a job that kept me paid without doing a lot of work, so I had plenty of time to pursue interests and exercise and healthy lifestyle. Going back into the school full-time in August killed me.

vagrantJin 5y ago

On the contrary, lockdown helped me get off liquor. I had left my previous gig due to burnout and had taken alcohol as a coping device. For some reason, the monotonous routine and long commute took a lot out of me personally. Still not sure what caused it exactly. Lockdown made me get some control of my life, schedule it on my terms and it was liberating. I literally felt lighter and more at ease, back to balanced normality as some might put it. I'm afaid I still have no full grasp of what is going on in my own mind and body. At least not in terms that would be scientifically acceptable.

orzig 5y ago
> *For some reason*, the monotonous routine and long commute took a lot out of *me personally* [emphasis mine] I want to make sure you don't have any lingering feelings of ambivalence or shame from that conclusion: Long commutes take a lot out of everyone (or at least the average person). It's one of the most consistent happiness findings. - "we find that people with longer commuting time report systematically lower subjective well-being." [0] - "Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce." [1] - " a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office. " [2] You're not weird, and it's certainly not your fault. As we all get back into normal life, I want to make sure that we're clear on that. Maybe you have to do it, and we all have to do painful things, but it's not your fault that it sucks. [0] https://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html https://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html [1] https://slate.com/business/2011/05/long-commutes-cause-obesity-neck-pain-loneliness-divorce-stress-and-insomnia.html https://slate.com/business/2011/05/long-commutes-cause-obesi... [2] https://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/30/commuting https://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/30/commuting
- quantified 5y ago
  A 20-30 minute walk as the commute feels intrinsically healthy.