Alone: Boredom and Solitude in a Time of Confinement
Look at your confinement as a time to pamper yourself a bit, to take stock as to who you are and what you do, to seek out simple pleasures. Hannah Olinger/Unsplash
Recently, a friend brought to my attention a remark from a young woman forced by the coronavirus outbreak to work at home: “I think I’m going to die of boredom more than anything else.”
The woman added that she struggles with a lack of structure when removed from the workplace.
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Jeff Minick has four children and a passel of grandkids. He has written two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” as well as “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” You’ll find more of his writing at JeffMinick.substack.com.
