Where to, what now?
Fellow leaders,
It’s the end of week 6 of isolation! That’s 6 weeks since the last time my family and I ate at a restaurant, or since the last day my kid spent learning in the classroom.
Catch me at any given moment, and I might tell you the 6 weeks flew right by. Or I might tell you it feels like we’re living in dog years. Like a race where you know there’s a finish line, but you don’t know when you’ll get there.
All of the fear, uncertainty and tragedy in the world seems to get closer as the time passes and more people are affected. At the same time, people are growing and learning in ways they never would have imagined in February.
As I said to a client yesterday, this process of adaptation has been like learning an entirely new job. If you’re a parent too, it’s like learning two entirely new jobs. Judging by LinkedIn, a fair number of people are actually finding and taking new jobs in this strange environment. So to me, the amount of creativity and productivity that’s emerged in just a few weeks is remarkable.
If you need me, let’s chat. Below are a few things i’ve been reading, watching and sharing this week.
Yours in service,
Alan
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Thought of the day, from The Cataclysm Sentence. This whole episode of Radiolab is worth a listen. But I excerpted it to make it easy.
Yes, even introverts can be lonely right now (New York Times) Adam Grant on the different ways we crave social connection.
Zoom exhaustion is real (Mindful) Good ways to establish boundaries and stay connected when you’re spending too much time in the little video box.
How to stop thinking about work at 3 a.m. (Harvard Business Review) If you can’t seem to shut off your brain, here are a few tips.
17 totally normal things to be feeling right now, according to therapists (Self)
The answer to all of your social distancing loophole questions is no (Vice) I’m a big fan of Rachel Miller’s lifestyle writing. This one was very practical.
I was supposed to run the Boston Marathon today. Instead I created my own. (Washington Post) I’ve got another self-service race tomorrow. Glad others are still hitting the pavement.
Lastly, a couple of images caught my eye.
Who do I want to be during COVID-19? (This one’s been making the rounds — I can’t tell where it started.)
Slowfast (The Oatmeal)