COVID-19 so far took us to the territory of risk management, assessment, engineering, and eventually into complex systems.
The potential for catastrophic outcome is a hallmark of complex systems Please everyone, just put on your thinking caps and not rely on governments.
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” – John C. Maxwell
For anyone feeling pandemic panic, evidence-based emotion regulation strategies:
(1) Labeling: naming anxiety helps us control it
(2) Reappraisal: re frame isolation as family time
(3) Distraction: set goals that redirect attention
(4) Amelioration: take protective action
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