Less Watching, More Doing

I think at times like these, we suffer a collective syndrome the opposite of Attention Deficit Disorder. We obsess over things over which we have no control and no influence and whose impact on us will be, at best, uncertain.

Watching the US election is fascinating in the same way as watching a seniors boxing match. Not much movement, lots of holding onto each other in the middle of the ring, and the knowledge that the decision will be made on points, in this case by lawyers. When the winner is declared, we will go back to the usual unpredictability, with no idea what the impact on us will be. Nontheless, it still occupies the headlines for weeks, and we watch on.

At home, we now understand how Coronavirus works, that it will not go away, and that at best we will be able to mitigate it somewhat. We also know that other issues, similar in their unpredictable disruption are emerging, from other viruses to more specifically man created issues. Despite that, we obsess on the details, harang…