Have you ever stopped to wonder where you are getting your inner sense of psychological security from? Before the crisis planning was a part of our lives, something to guide us and to move with through the days, months, years. Long-term planning doesn’t seem constructive anymore. And do we even know what to plan for? How many times have you found yourself not knowing what you want, and planning for something futile, or maybe miswanting from the start? Listen to our podcast and construct your own answers.

The intense sense of uncertainty brought by the coronavirus has forced us to take things day-by-day. Can we even consider long-term planning at this time? What if once we recognize that making a plan is futile right now, we will also make room for other changes in our lives? Follow us on this journey and reflect with us.

Re-creating the 'normal' before the crisis doesn't seem a possibility anymore, just how it is not possible to turn back time. Are we pressured now though, to embrace a 'new normal' that everyone is talking about? Is this even possible when maybe we are still in the process of grieving, even if some of us are not even aware that grieving is taking place? Listen to Madhu’s podcast and identify where you stand as it relates to our current state.

After weeks of quarantine we are faced with a 'new normal' that looks different from person to person, and from region to region, like Austria and South Florida. If a few weeks ago we were discussing deep changes and shifts, including in our own consumer behavior, data show that people have been purchasing online quite a bit, and are eager to go back to the heavy consumer behavior. Explore these, and other topics in this new episode of Madhu’s Covid-19 Crisis Log.

Have you wondered what happiness means to you? Have you ever noticed how you might be conditioned, or influenced to believe that certain things and achievements are the key to your happiness? More than once we have seen how obtaining such things did not bring the expected level of happiness. And why would that be? I invite you to listen and explore the possibility that what you have learned about happiness is wrong or simply doesn’t apply to you.

The Covid-19 Crisis has forced people to take a couple of steps back from their usual consumer patterns. And to make up for that, we are witnessing people finding new ways to experience life. Has cooking become a tradition in your home? Or maybe you have created game night to spice things up and have decided to make this an ongoing activity in your home? Are there other satisfying ways to enjoy life other than consuming? Listen to Madhu’s podcast and explore with us.

A slow re-opening process has made us think of our life before the coronavirus . Can we start talking about a new normality or semi-normality? Should we make peace with the fact that ‘back to normal’ may not exist and that the changes brought by the coronavirus will be felt for years to come. As many times in history, the Coronavirus shift may become a part of our lives, seamlessly blending with a new way of doing things. Listen to this new episode and ask yourself what is your idea of this new normal.

Although we have started witnessing a timid re-opening, we cannot help but wonder if things will ever be the same. What major changes will the crisis bring? We already notice a high unemployment rate, and as some will go back to work, some not, it is becoming clearer and clearer that we will need to help each other more and more. What if eliminating competition and an intense focus on individualism will help us grow as a society? I encourage you to listen and maybe think of your own little steps you can take toward a better world.

We are very slowly emerging out of isolation and lockdown and going back to normal seems like a faraway dream. As people were forced to take a leave of absence or to file for unemployment, a big percentage most likely will not go back to the same jobs. In this episode we notice how our current professional system promotes individualism, as opposed to accepting that we all make valuable contributions in our society. What is it that has been conditioning us to believe that a person who manages other people has more value in the work place? I invite you to listen and draw your own conclusions.

As Austria and South Florida are undergoing a slow re-opening process, allowing only certain businesses to open at a low capacity, we ponder at the high unemployment rate and raise the question of a basic income. Is it a good initiative to give people the space and time to decide what to do with their lives? Can we do more for our society and for each other if we had a choice? Some would argue that the next step to our growth as humankind and economical is such basic income. Do you agree? Listen and find out.