Assistant Professor in the School of Business, Dr. Jelena Brcic‘s research specialty is how people adapt to extreme unusual environments. More specifically, she studies how astronauts make a home in space and work together in close confines.
She recently spoke with UFV Today and offered tips for everyone staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis.
Try these tips:
- Do meaningful work. This doesn’t have to be earth shattering meaningful work just something that’s meaningful to you! Catch up on Netflix. Read that book. Learn a new hobby. Finally do a push up. Or write a ground-breaking paper. Whatever is meaningful to you. Do it!
- Take time for yourself. Have a private zone, or time where you do you. Build it into your schedule. For me it’s a long shower. It could be a private room for you. Or sitting in your yard or patio. Find a private time and space and breathe.
- Connect with others. It’s going to have to be virtually these days but that’s what astronauts do anyway. Set up virtual dinners, play dates, karaoke, whatever. Go plan something now. Did you do it? Good!
- Eat dinner with your crew (or family I guess). And while you’re eating dinner together plan a group activity. Movie? Game of cards? A puzzle? Eat together and play together.
- Don’t forget to be funny. Crack a joke. Lighten the mood. Release the tension. Humour is a great coping mechanism when we are laughing together with others. We can’t be serious all the time so be silly too.
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