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Quarantine or Reverse Quarantine ...

Quarantine - imposed isolation. I doubt if this is how we would still define quarantine after this pandemic. This period of 'isolation' has meant different things for different people. For the most part it seemed to be an imposed time of self realisation. An imposed date with yourself . Which brings me to the question, Were we all quarantined from ourselves and our lives all this while, as we tried to keep up with the world? Is this actually reverse quarantine ? Here is a conversation with Arian Shahnavazy ...  Ashwathi Mohan: Hey Arian, how has COVID 19 been for you ?  Arian Mtp: It's been very bittersweet to be honest, on one hand the situation definitely throws life off balance (in terms of a work life and meeting with friends and family) but of course it's also given me an opportunity to work on things I've always wished I had the time for. What about you?  Ashwathi Mohan: i couldnt agree with you more, on this situation being an opportunity ...

FINDING FULFILLMENT IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH HAPPINESS

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Should people strive to be happy? or Fulfilled? or Both?  This was one of the topics that Colin and I decided to pen our thoughts on, a couple of months ago ! Since then, it has been a topic constantly discussed and debated upon. Here s a whatsapp conversation(doing our part in social distancing!) between Colin Mandich and I, where we chat about happiness and fulfillment.  Ashwathi Mohan : starting off with the most generic question, how has the COVID19 experience been for you ? Colin Mandich : hahah!  can you give me a focus area, that is so broad! Ashwathi Mohan : Forsure, just in general,  a brief thought of the whole pandemic situation. :) Colin Mandich : okay! let me think. Ashwathi Mohan : take your time ! :) Colin Mandich : I have many thoughts but one that I have been reflecting about recently, is my concept of time and place. I was used to following  the "Typical Day".  Some its 9-5, others its 6 am-4 pm,...