“Being stuck at home is hard on all of us, I know, but we have to sacrifice a little to gain a lot.
This quarantine has given me the opportunity to reflect on some personal stuff and to try and learn new stuff actually! We have this luxury of being connected with the outside world through the Internet, so I personally decided to take an online course entitled “Political Philosophy”, and it’s very important especially for my new job at Adyan Foundation. Generally speaking, I am interested in politics in terms of science, philosophy, and understanding of politics, so this course is truly interesting. Aside from that, all the people working at Adyan including myself are working from home, even if the work pace has become slower now that it’s all done online… but it’s going well nonetheless.
I think the best thing anyone could do amidst such difficult times is to maintain a certain rhythm in his/her daily life to avoid becoming lazier, and for it not to be too difficult when it’s time to get back to our jobs. We’re all going through this harsh period, and it’s normal to feel less enthusiastic about completing tasks, but it will soon be over. Keep a certain rhythm in your life as if you were at work, make it easier on you for when life goes back to normal.” – Abdo Saad.
What Abdo said about keeping a certain rhythm in our lives really made me think about this obsession with productivity I’ve had lately. Ever since this Quarantine began, all I could think about was how much time I spent on social media per day, doing nothing important, and how I beat myself up for it.
A few days ago, I read a post that said, “This is a quarantine, not a productivity contest” and it made me feel kind of relieved. I’ve been so obsessed with having to complete tasks now that I’m quarantined at home, that I ended up doing only about 50% of the work I had written down on my To-Do list. The rest of the time was divided between eating and wasting time singing along to “I Want to Break Free” in my bedroom. Believe it or not, obsessing over something goes the other way around. So, I’ve decided to work and value the other things I can do aside from work. I feel better honestly – yes, I can check my social media several times a day. Yes, I can stop working just so I can sit outside and admire the sky and the clouds from the balcony. Life’s really not that worth beating yourself up for not crossing everything off the list.
Have a wonderful new day in quarantine. Stay safe. x
Found a New Home 