4/23/2020 Jason Chen PD1

Jason Chen

Period 1

4/23/2020

Modern Mythology 2020

What is it like working from home?

At first working from home was exciting because it would help prepare me to be more independent for college. I organized my desk and cleared out a working space in which I was able to complete work at my own pace and feel more productive in the comfort of my own home. But as time went by I started to be less motivated to work because I felt that there was nothing but work to do. Without the option of going out, I felt that every day I would just have to pass time until I’d inevitably end up going back to studying. From this, I’ve learned that working from home is effective but a change of scenery is much needed and in college, I will try to study in different places such as my dorm, the library, or even cafes.

What are you learning about your world/community based on the reactions?

Based on reactions, I’ve learned that in the beginning, not many people took the situation seriously and it shows in the number of cases in the US spiking to the top as shown on https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html. After seeing the numbers drastically rise people started to take the situation more seriously and there is a lot of worry about how long the pandemic will last. Also, I’ve noticed how badly the pandemic has hurt the economy causing many stocks to drop and businesses to close. The pandemic has caused a great panic that has pushed our economy into a recession and it is hard to stimulate the economy while also maintaining social distancing. From this, I’ve learned the importance of working together in a system to support each other, and the economy is held up by all the people who contribute and work.

Your own personal feelings on what is happening right now?        

In my opinion, this situation is very eye-opening in that this pandemic will go down in the history books and the experience that we gain from living through it is very unique. Also what I’ve thought about is how fortunate we are to have this happen in this age of social media and technology. If this pandemic had occurred even two decades before I wonder how much more detrimental it would’ve been with the technology we had back then. For example, we have Zoom and Google meets where we are able to continue learning and working from home. With social media, we are still able to connect with friends from all around the world. and now with food delivery services, we are able to have all our necessities delivered to our home. Even though the current state of this quarantine does suck I’m glad that we are able to come together and tackle a worldwide pandemic just by staying home for a couple of weeks.