One of the effects of social distancing and working from home is that we are left, much more than usual, with ourselves. Which can lead to some loss of our sense of self. Do we even know who we are without all the external recognition? No fancy clothes and cars to project an image. No praise or even rejection. No feedback at all to define us. The author shares how his own emotions have been affected by the pandemic and why he sees this time as a unique moment in which we all need to be more curious — about each other and ourselves.
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“I’m feeling deeply unsettled,” my client we’ll call Keller, the CEO of an investment firm, said to me.
