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Rethinking life

The great disruption caused by the pandemic has caused many to rethink their lives. We look at some of the ways in which people have sought change

14 January 2022

  • Young woman working on laptop in balcony

    ‘Maybe I should just stop and enjoy my life’: how the pandemic is making us rethink work

    Covid has upended lives. For some it has meant adjusting work-life balance, for others re-evaluating the working grind itself

4 January 2022

  • A mother homeschooling four children

    ‘I understand my kid more’: how the pandemic changed parenting

    Over the past two years something shifted in many Australian families. For some the upheaval meant not just stress but slowing down, getting closer and becoming more adaptable

3 January 2022

  • Woman looking in mirror

    ‘What do we do with our finite life?’: how Covid reframed our relationship with ourselves

    Mass disruption has caused many to rethink what they want out of life and consider changes from prioritising mental health to reshaping their identity

2 January 2022

  • A man on his work computer at home

    Why ‘pruning’ friends has been so common during the pandemic

    People have become ‘more insular and bonding-oriented’ amid Covid, and now many aren’t sure how to start rebuilding their social lives

1 January 2022

  • Silhouette of people standing by a lake

    Guardian Australia readers respond: how has the pandemic made you rethink life?

    The disruptions of the past two years have prompted changes in many lives. Readers tell us about the changes they are making

31 December 2021

  • Man watching a sunrise

    The pandemic has allowed us to see so much. What will we do with our newfound clarity?

    From government systems to family units to our own psyches, the pandemic brought revelation. What will we change?
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