The Invisible Maze

Here is a radical idea, do something because you love it, not because you are good at it. Even if someone tells you to stop doing it, or that you’ll never get paid money for it, or that you’ll just mess everything up... don’t listen to them. Do it anyway and enjoy it.

Fellow introverts, how are you all feeling? This pandemic has really taken a toll on all of us, and I was jokingly reminded by someone yesterday that quarantine must be great for introverts. As it turns out we still don't have definitive data to prove or disprove this hypothesis, however, some preliminary studies are actually proving the opposite. It seems like introverts are fairing worse than their extroverted peers. I have linked an article that discusses this and hope you all find it useful.

No, Extroverts Are Not Suffering More From the Quarantine New research dispels a popular misconception.

Special note: take time for yourself and take care of yourself. Burnout and stress are a real thing and it’s ok to not log into zoom and take mental health days.

Like many in my field, I use Zoom all day. Sure it makes online-virtual sessions easy, but it also takes a human element out of the counseling experience. It’s a technology that I love and hate at the same time. I was speaking with a young adult yesterday about how he feels obligated to Zoom into to his college classes even when he is feeling sick. He expressed how important it is not not skip class and how he used to miss class only if he was extremely sick. But now even with a bad flu, he is still logging in. Remember to set boundaries with your technology and take time off work when you need to. It’s not selfish, it’s healthy.