#covidlearnings

[mitalismusings]

NYTimes: The Pandemic Shrank Our Social Circles. Let’s Keep It That Way.

The Pandemic Shrank Our Social Circles. Let’s Keep It That Way. https://nyti.ms/3eFRgvx

The Pandemic Shrank Our Social Circles. Let’s Keep It That Way.

You don’t need to rekindle your friendship with your kid’s soccer teammate’s father if you don’t want to.

I am "Dr Cohen" 😁 At the beginning of covid I created a list called "Covid Conversations" of friends/social circles/team mates and was deliberate about the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) with which I wanted to connect with these folks. I then made the connections happen... Reconnecting with old friends who I had lost touch with, scheduling the groups to connect, setting up zoom meetings, whatsapp video chats, etc. It was a savior during shelter in place - I got the support I needed to thrive during covid and helped me feel more connected and useful to others.

[wealthpalofficial]

The work is cut out for entrepreneurs, innovators and IT majors post COVID19. This pandemic has revealed one of the most important failures where technology can make a big impact in future - areas that count for our survival i.e. healthcare, climate change, healthy food, speedy diagnostics, education and other basic human needs. The fact that most countries are scrambling for masks, life-saving drugs and ventilators shows that something basic is broken. Do we really have to wait for 12 months to develop a vaccine? Though online banking, online shopping, zoom, netflix, and hyper-connectivity on multiple communication apps made our lives convenient during this pandemic, the helplessness around saving lives has exposed where we may have gone wrong with our priorities. Turnaround time to develop vaccines, timely and accurate assessment of potential damage of pandemics, better communication and distribution of essentials across countries, AI in tracking individual health to monitor spread of disease and building a catchment workforce for volunteerism are some of the areas cut out for entrepreneurs and innovators to prevent the world from going through this experience ever again. #covidlearnings #pandemicimpact #covidimpact #entrepreneurship #priorities #innovation https://www.instagram.com/p/B_akshYld2B/?igshid=wxq3w0wzla6u