For example, I have kept the habit of washing my hands with soap, first thing when I come home.
Working from Home is a must, and spending quality time with the loved ones.
Climbing the corporate ladder isn’t my priority now anymore. I am more interested in work that pays for my hobbies and spending time with my loved ones.
Never giving up working from home.
I accepted my current position early 2020, with the understanding that I would move to The Big City eventually. Then covid came. Yeah, that aint happening. As much as I enjoy cities, I prefer to live somewhat in the middle of nowhere where my mortgage is less than 10% of my monthly income
Breaking with people who turn out completely insane.
Which actually might cover the entire human population. No, I mean the crazy Facebook uncle kind of insane. Life is so much more pleasant when you surround yourself with people who you love or at least tolerate.
Baking my own bread. I am completely spoiled now and can’t go back to cardboard.
Covering my cough or sneeze with my shirt collar.
Always wear a mask on transit. People are fucking disgusting lol.
The best part, is people wont sit near you if your wearing a mask because they think your sick.
Masking. Not really for hygiene reasons. As an introvert, it made me less shy. I feel naked going outside without one.
I now have infinite patience with essential workers. When they get an order wrong, or they have a bad attitude, I let it go
I found it quite ironic how most of the essential workers get shit pay… Says a lot about our society I think.
They’re essential, but they’re also numerous. The barrier to entry for a lot of these jobs is “went to school for some time” - which means pretty much everyone is qualified.
Supply and demand.
Notice how when service staff were allowed back to work, a lot of them didn’t, and that drove up zone wages.
And to be clear - I am not advocating for below living wages, nor saying that people doing these jobs are unskilled. You can tell the good from the bad, and I think everyone should be paid at least a living wage.
Yeah I agree, I don’t think they should be the top earners. But a livable wage should be the minimum…
I am such a better cook than I would’ve been otherwise, due to necessity. But I also enjoy it, because usually what I will make is going to be far tastier (and healthier) than other options.
I started cooking, period. My wife used to cook, now I do. It’s weird, but the pandemic totally flipped our roles.
I’m much more strict about not seeing people if I feel unwell even when it is likely something minor like a cold.
I learned what without hired help and a mother that got incapacitated, a house can turn into a sloppy mess real quick.
Learned to cook real meals, do laundry, and give the house a good vacuum and mop.
Went from a 105kg manchild to a 93kg still-a-manchild. Who knew that controlling your own food and regular physical activity would make a potbelly shrink.
It surprised me too how much my parents did as my parents got older and needed more support. Cleaning and cooking was only the tip of the iceberg. They did so many little things for everyone, I still don’t understand how they had the time to do that, raise kids, and work.
Holding my breath when walking next to other people. I get sick less.
I stopped chewing my fingernails. What a disgusting habit. Glad to be free of it.
I got rid of all the snacks in my house, and have kept them out. I lost 25 pounds too. :)
Avoid touching door handles as much as possible. The best defense is to just never come into contact with germs in the first place.
i use the bottom of my shirt as a doorknob mitten
