Ways in Which Corona Might Permanently Change Our Lives

There’s a lot that can be said about the covid-19 pandemic, but not that it isn’t making us reevaluate much of our daily lives. Some countries are still in hard lockdowns, other countries are slowly trying to restart normal life and get past this entire episode as quickly as possible.

It’s not hard to imagine that this pandemic has scared us somehow. It made our society realise that we don’t have the answer to everything and there are things that can catch us unawares. There might even be some aspects of life that can’t or won’t go back to the way things were before corona.

While it’s hard to try and account for all the ways in which our lives could change once this all blows over, here’s a few aspects of our lives that might never be the same again – for better or for worse.

The Way We Work

With pretty much the entire world suddenly working from home, there’s going to be a huge earthquake in the way we manage our jobs. It seems odd to imagine that after all the effort that has gone into making sure people can work from home, we’d go back to sitting at our fixed desk in a dreary office building 5 days a week. Work will probably be more flexible after this.µ

The Way We Interact

With social distancing becoming the norm and many countries advocating the use of mouth masks, many cultures will probably find it difficult or even impossible to go back to the way we interacted socially before. No longer will we greet strangers in close proximity or give out random hugs and handshakes to people we barely know or haven’t seen in a while.

The Way We Move Around

People are being asked to stay inside as much as possible, meaning we’re discovering things in our own neighbourhoods. No longer do we feel the need to drive for hours on end to find a nice walking route, since by now pretty much everyone has walked and rode their bikes through their neighbourhood more times than they can remember. Once we go back to being able to move freely, many people will probably think twice before assuming they need to use the car to enjoy the outdoors.