Working From Home
The Introverts’ and Extroverts’ Guide to Thriving in a Lockdown
Tips on managing your emotions in the pandemic.
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Given that personality assessments say she’s an introvert, Hannah Harding figured she’d love life in lockdown. The 37-year-old usually gets drained by the buzz of an office and was looking forward to working from home, but two months in, Harding says that even she has had enough solitude. In recent weeks, she’s started visiting her sister to chat on the doorstep, six feet apart.
“I definitely thought, ‘I’m fine, I’m happy on my own, I don’t see people for days, I can cope with this, and it’s great,’” Harding says. “But then you get these moments where you realize, ‘Oh my God, I haven’t touched anybody for eight weeks.’”