The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

Stephen Hawking

Chapter 4The Spectrum of Synchronousness

It’s a beautiful frosty morning.

True to your word, you made sure that you got out of the house for a brisk walk before starting work. You even put coffee in a travel mug to take with you to the park. The new routine is coming together. As the frozen grass crunches beneath your feet, and as the remnants of the sunrise tint the edges of the clouds with light orange, you begin to think that working remotely might not be so bad after all.

You arrive back home. Closing the front door behind you, you take off your coat and scarf and sit down in front of your laptop, pressing the space bar to wake it. ...

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