‘Life Is Pointless’ Might Be the Biggest Coronavirus Takeaway

But in a good way.

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There are endless takeaways from the current coronavirus pandemic:

• Don’t rely on one global supplier (China).
• Working from home works.
• The world is not prepared for significant outbreaks and needs to cooperate more. (Even though Bill Gates warned us about it.)

But the most significant takeaways are on a personal level.

The world has changed — and fast — forcing everyone to reassess their lifestyles before the pandemic. Suddenly everyone was forced to sit at home all the time. We were granted all this free time: all to ourselves. But we don’t know what to do with it. Should we learn to cook? Should we start writing? Should I build a business? Read all the books we’ve thought we’d read “someday”?

Nothing changed much on the outside — I was working from home before the pandemic — but everything did on the inside. When I got bored, I’d work from cafes. When I got overworked, I’d travel. And whenever I wanted — I could take my girlfriend to a pub and drink a pint or two. None of that is possible now.

I don’t know about you, but my life started resembling The Groundhog Day. I wake up. I eat breakfast. I write. I work. I am allowed to…