COVID-19 has effectively blown through our lives like an F5 tornado and completely uprooted our sense of safety and normalcy.
This is a situation unlike any we’ve experienced before. Most people are feeling a combination of unprecedented fear + uncertainty.
When will I be able to (safely) fly and see my Mom again?
Will my sister/husband/friend lose their job/business?
Will there be toilet paper at the grocery store today?
Will school reopen in the Fall?
Another consequence of COVID-19 (and contributor to anxiety) is that we’re being urged to use this time to learn a new language or train for a half marathon or improve ourselves in some way.
The pressure is convincing. I fully admit to moments where I considered starting a garden or cleaning + organizing the basement.
Ultimately, I didn’t do either of those things.
It’s okay to opt out of COVID self-improvement/hustle culture.
Hustle culture is the societal standard that you can only succeed by exerting yourself at max capacity. Every single day. Hustle culture does not take lunch breaks. Hustle culture does not slow down. Even when faced with a global pandemic. Especially when faced with a global pandemic.
No more two-hour daily commute? You better fill that time with something productive.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been invited to not one, not two, but THREE workout accountability groups on Facebook. A virtual home for posting quarantine workout plans and Peloton stats and miles ran or meters rowed each day.
While I believe it’s important to take care of our physical body right now, I quietly removed myself from each and every group.
Taking time to do things that aren’t necessarily productive, or part of a pages-long to-do list, reminds us that there is more to our time on this planet than just getting things done.
If it feels good to set big goals, have at it. But if the basics are all you can manage, that’s okay too.
There is no right way to “do” a pandemic.
I am safe. I am healthy. My loved ones are safe and healthy. And that’s all that matters to me right now.
I am grateful to be privileged enough to even consider participating in COVID hustle culture.
The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty.
💙 Robyn
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