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What Did Self-Isolation Reveal About You?

Ezinne Ukoha

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These unprecedented times definitely emphasizes the saying, we plan, God laughs.

It’s the best way to endorse the sick humor that unfolds at our expense, which explains why it’s never funny.

When 2020 hit, the dramatics of welcoming a brand new decade was an irresistible opportunity to end my streak of “playing it safe.” It was time to finally take necessary risks and move the needle towards the direction of advancement.

Both personally and professionally, there has been an urgency to get back into the world and scream loud enough to be heard in the sea of competitiveness, that scared me into hibernation for almost three years.

Remote work used to have such an appealing ring to it, especially when the requirements of living in New York City and Los Angeles meant exhaustive and tedious commutes, that would end in cursing the bad luck of being chained to the enslavement of a 9 to 5 grind.

But as it turns out, there are no wins in extremes, which is why the ambitious search for a well-balanced existence is a never-ending quest worth the deep exploration.

And that’s why these harrowing months of self-isolation and the mandate to keep our distance from each other so we have a fighting chance of surviving a deadly virus, has been an in depth session of…

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