
Tips for coping with the new normal: how to tackle post-lockdown life
As the world gradually emerges from lockdown, we look to different countries and their businesses for some top tips on coping with the new normal. Since March our habits have changed dramatically. Enforced lockdown has led us to re-evaluate, re-value and re-calibrate our lives. Many of us have had to bed in new routines. We have had to balance work and family life more finely and re-arrange our attitudes to work and home. But now, countries are easing lockdown rules and people are emerging to the ‘new normal’. And while some lockdown routines are worth keeping, many of us are keen to revisit much-missed pre-Covid habits. So what will the new normal look like and how can we approach it with confidence? Here are some top tips on how to make the most of post-lockdown life. Welcome the new flexibility The suddenness of lockdown forced us to pull up the drawbridge and avoid physical social contact quite suddenly. The message of staying at home was clear and simple. In contrast, the new normal is all about flexibility. As guidelines change from one week to another, we need to expect and embrace a certain level of flux. Planning holidays, for example, will remain tricky, unless you are prepared to change...