
{"id":3575,"date":"2020-07-29T12:48:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/did-your-productivity-under-lockdown-increase-nope-i-was-busy-staying-alive-but-i-learned-a-lesson-or-two-on-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:08:59","slug":"did-your-productivity-under-lockdown-increase-nope-i-was-busy-staying-alive-but-i-learned-a-lesson-or-two-on-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/did-your-productivity-under-lockdown-increase-nope-i-was-busy-staying-alive-but-i-learned-a-lesson-or-two-on-mental-health","title":{"rendered":"Did your productivity under lockdown increase? Nope, I was busy staying alive, but I learned a lesson or two on mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Editor\u2019s note:<\/span><\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> This story was originally published<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u00a0by Dr. Abel Polese on his blog <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:blue\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeeandcocktails1.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/15\/did-your-productivity-under-lockdown-increase-nope-i-was-busy-staying-alive-but-i-learned-a-lesson-or-two-on-mental-health\/\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Coffee and Cocktails Podcast<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span> It has been republished here with permission.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Raise your hand if you ever thought at the beginning of the pandemic: \u201cWith lockdown, there is plenty of time to rest, learn a new language, pick up an instrument, and take care of myself\u201d. I now wonder if anyone managed these things. In a climate of utmost uncertainty about the future, remaining in good mental health should already be regarded as a major achievement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">For me, the biggest challenge has been the lack of personal interaction. I initially welcomed the idea of reduced interaction, and less social pressure, but humans (myself included) live off scents, body language and face-to-face contact. In the long run, this lack of social interaction has become more of a curse than I expected.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">I remember pre-lockdown spending time reading posts and tweets to make sense of all that was happening to see if I would be allowed into the next country where I had a meeting or just call it a day (well, a year). My initial plan was to complete fellowships that I had been delaying for years: Helsinki, then Almaty, followed by Chisinau until I landed in February in Daegu (the Korean epicenter of the outbreak); a sort of jackpot, just the other way around. In the end, I had to evacuate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">I frightfully saw borders closing after me like in an action movie. Fearing refoulement at any stop, I made it to my \u201carrival point\u201d, Kiev, Ukraine, in March \u2013 4 days before its international borders were sealed. By the end of the month, walking sober in a park in Ukraine would cost you more in fines than being caught completely drunk driving your car.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Logistically this location was a good choice. Supermarkets were never ravaged by \u201cbuy-it-all\u201d shoppers, and toilet paper and home delivery food were widely available. My kids were also there this year. They are old enough to be autonomous during online schooling but small enough to be tickled during breaks. In addition, I share 50% custody with their mother (one week each) so I have had some free time. To maintain being socially active, during \u201cher\u201d week I visit them. My affective life was not really \u201cinterrupted\u201d like others\u2019. But being \u201cbetter off\u201d than others does not mean \u201cfeeling good\u201d. You still need to make efforts to preserve your mental health. I have seen many around me sink into their gloomiest thoughts. I have thus tried to make up for the lack of social interaction by doing the following:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Set a deadline:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0It is impossible to change your life indefinitely. But you can tell yourself \u201cfor the next 30 days, I will live like this\u201d. After 30 days you can just renew this period. Gradually sliding into a new reality will make it easier for your brain to adapt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Be compassionate with yourself:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0A pandemic is an outstanding event. If you want to procrastinate more, sleep, or watch a movie, just do it. Do not feel guilty because you are not as productive as you imagined. You are unique and your reaction to a crisis situation may differ.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Get some fresh air and some sunlight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0I rented a room 15 minutes\u2019 walk from the river and 20 minutes from the woods. I walked up to 3-4 hours per day alone and in respect of the nation\u2019s lockdown rules to make up for the lack of communication.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Eat well:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0Under stress, I tend to eat sweets and gain weight. Setting \u201closing weight\u201d as a goal gave me something to work towards to get a sense of achievement and feel comfortable in my body, which is important when the rest of the world is falling apart.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Make going out an excuse to take care of yourself:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0The temptation to stay in my pajamas was high but I was well aware of its long-term risks. Going to the shop to buy that missing ingredient, or just to do some reading on a bench was an excuse to leave the house and exchange a word with the grocery store security clerk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">Reduce internet activities:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#444340\">\u00a0Interaction with other people gives you energy, but internet interaction can suck more energy out of people than it gives, so I decided to concentrate on writing, reading and working.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published\u00a0by Dr. Abel Polese on his blog Coffee and Cocktails Podcast. 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