Working From Home
If You’re Feeling Cooped Up, Change Your Frame of Reference
Right now our lives depend on staying home, so think about the benefits rather than the costs.
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While states are easing lockdown restrictions, we’re still being encouraged to socially distance and stay home. But staring at the same four walls for months isn’t easy, and it can have an adverse effect on wellness. James Picano, a senior operational psychologist at NASA, trains astronauts headed to the International Space Station on how to thrive in small spaces. Here’s his advice on how you can, too.
“Social monotony” is when you’re with the same group of people for a prolonged period. Those people can get on your nerves. You’re not going to get along all the time.