We have a problem. A big one. It’s the pandemic. Left unmanaged it will kill countless millions of people across the globe. It will infect trust and stability in all public institutions, markets and economies. It will consume a major part of our heart and soul as a nation, too.
Yes, there are other enormous problems we face. Like climate change, global political issues, education, healthcare and infrastructure. But one is the top issue at the moment – COVID-19 Pandemic.
Let’s focus on that issue and do a great job managing it.
All the other issues are noise. All the other comments and infighting are noise.
Focus. Focus on dealing with the COVID threat and prepare our people to live in a world with a new normal. Be adaptive to the challenges. Allow the daily quirks and frustrations to be the motivation to invent new ways to live with these annoyances. In the end, we will survive the pandemic. In the end we will find a new normal.
The best we can do – and ought – is relax, let the mind noodle with the problems, come up with solutions, and move on to the next plateau. Meanwhile, the scientists, doctors and other organizational managers will focus on managing the virus, its healthcare treatment, and the aftermath of the disease.
That’s the best we can do. That’s the best we ought to do.
Ignore all the other noise and let’s get on with the business of living.
In time our social order will re-open. The economy will percolate its new pathways. Jobs will return. Income will be generated. And we can celebrate what really matters.
Life and each other in that life.
April 28, 2020
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