Has The Pandemic Led us to Live With A Pause Button?

Perhaps. Perhaps not. A closer look will reveal that most would speak in favour of the former. With due respect to all the advocators of working remotely/working from home, most of us would come to the forefront and opine that almost all of us could visualise tinges of monotony creeping in slowly. 

In order to sever ourselves from witnessing monotony, we’ve tried a hand at picking up a foreign language, attending webinars, enrolling on online fitness and Zumba classes. But, honestly, isn’t the monotony back right after attending the classes? Also, the screen fatigue is too much to bear with post an entire day of working from home. 

Sound weird or detrimental in the least? Not necessarily. Imagine spending the entire lockdown sans the internet. Not only would one be driven into a flurry of boredom, but corporations and tech organisations would run into a loss, not being able to run their business, thus bringing in physical, mental and fiscal agony. 

At the individual level, we too would possibly go bonkers without ‘Enola Holmes’, ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘Tandaav’, ‘The Family Man’, and ‘Special Ops’. These streaming channels have also paved the pathway for us not to come up with excuses like “I get too fatigued to watch on weekends” or “Too bogged down with work”, and the like. There is a staunch possibility that we crave returning back to the office, now that vaccines are here, and most individuals are acquainted with the gaits of the virus by now. 

But, even with all of us, is the fulfilment missing somewhere? Of course, I am well aware that fulfilment is a relative term, and what is fulfilling to a person could be utterly scanty and scarce to the other. So, how could this void (if there is one) be addressed? Or, to talk about it directly, does it feel like we have taken a long pause internally? 

If the answer is yes, then should we do anything about it? Hypothetically, if that’s what appeals to us individuals, can we at least be affirmative, and not apprehensive about it? 

Coming back to the pause button, by now, perhaps we have acknowledged its presence, thought about it in detail, and currently at that stage where we are introspecting. When I delved deeper, I find that I have tried to live with this pause, not enjoying it thoroughly perhaps, but just letting it be for the time being. 

Now, regarding the pandemic facilitating the pause button, we got to see if it’s detrimental or not...

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