How Is Social Distancing Affecting Our Mental Health? (originally published as Working Better)

10/06/20 • 20 min

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There’s a lot of reasons why we all need a vacation right now more than ever. And that’s because Covid-19 has changed how we work and how we interact with one another. Humans are social creatures and communicators at heart.

So, how is isolation affecting our mental health?

In this episode of Working better, we discuss how therapists and business leaders have approached this challenge. Of connecting with people. Of substituting genuine human interaction. Of practicing empathy, while being physically apart.

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So, how is isolation affecting our mental health?

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Contact tracing apps were supposed to help the world minimize the spread of COVID-19, and although the idea had a lot of promise, in reality, it fell short of expectations. In this episode, we dive deep into the role of technology and COVID-19, why contact tracing apps haven’t lived up to the hype, and what it would take to introduce something that... you know... works?

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