Category Archives: Wellbeing

Are you climbing the walls?

Are You Climbing the Walls?

The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent social isolation have changed the lives of billions of people around the world. As a work-from-home person with a low-key social life, I thought my situation would scarcely change by orders to stay home. How wrong I was! Firstly, my work answering Help and Support emails with Class Central took a leap into the stratosphere. Millions of people wanting to take up free online courses accessed the site in just a few months. Coupled with being confined to the house and not allowed to take any day trips or weekends away to relieve the monotony, I’ve had trouble managing to focus on writing for Online Learning Success. Despite my optimistic maintaining social interactions and exercising during the lockdown posts, the reality was not as easy as I expected.

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Many people are staying isolated at home.

Maintain Social Interactions While Learning Online

With social distancing going on and many people in isolation, lockdown, or working from home, the social aspects of life are taking a big hit. Many people have turned to online resources, particularly free MOOCs, to keep themselves occupied for all those hours that they would normally spend commuting, shopping, working, and socializing.

Humans are a social species, so how can we keep some social connections while staying physically apart from our friends and workmates?

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Taking Holidays

For most of the world’s population, it is summer. Summer is a common time to take a vacation or holiday. It is also a time when some of us look to the future and start planning our next step in life.

If you want to progress in your career or transfer over to a new career, it can be tempting to dive into online education during your summer break. But, before you do, think of the benefits of taking a complete break instead. If it’s a difficult, in-depth course, you might remain as stressed as if you were still at work. You may even find the course more difficult than if you took it during the working year, putting pressure on yourself to study during your recovery time.

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Make the Most of Learning Later in Life

Learning Later in Life

When I retired from paid work in 2012, I thought I would be doing plenty of gardening, some handcrafts and reading. I also had visions of my house sparkling and tidy.

Five years on, most of the garden is again a wilderness and craft time is limited to crochet in front of the television in the evenings. As for that clean and tidy house, the less said, the better. Instead, I have spent many retirement hours completing 90 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and setting up my own blog. Continue reading →