We all did it: as soon as the CDC told us to stop touching our faces, we’ve never felt a greater need to do so. We soon found out that not touching our faces at all is practically impossible. Every itchy nose now burns with the heat of a thousand suns. So what do you do when you feel that itch? You scratch it on your shoulder and then look around for more hand sanitizer.
It’s funny how extraordinary circumstances make us realize what we take for granted.
Scratching an itchy nose is of course just a small example – for the foreseeable future, we are all living in the age of social distancing, and our lives have been fundamentally changed. The memories of social events, meals at restaurants, and fun times at our friends’ homes burn in our memories just like that itchy nose. But we remain dedicated to maintaining communal health and a six-foot radius around ourselves at all times.
But most importantly, we adapt and we find new ways to scratch that itch.
