CHAPTER 9
Being Mindful in an Online Working World
by Alyson Meister and Amanda Sinclair
It’s no surprise that online work depletes our energy and resilience. During the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, the evidence shows that many of us worked longer hours, suffered chronic stress, and burned out at levels the world had never seen. At the same time, we were longing for and losing our social connections and sometimes experiencing profound loneliness and grief in solitude. To make remote work sustainable—to regain energy, find renewed pleasure in our work, and truly connect with colleagues and friends—we need to find ways to block out the noise in our virtual reality.
One way we can do that is by cultivating mindfulness—online.
Mindfulness is the ...
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