The Washington Post – What Day Is It

Series of illustrations for a seven days newsletter by the Washington Post about our sense of time and our mental health during the pandemic, every day presents and investigates a specific matter, giving advice and tricks about how to improve our ”lockdown life”.

The pandemic has wrecked our sense of time

“The pandemic has wrecked the country’s sense of time. Our past feels distant. The present drags by. The future comes only in two-week chunks of dread. Time still feels like mush, especially for those still spending most of their time at home.”

Recover your past and future⁠

“By July, 53 percent of Americans reported experiencing mental health issues because of the pandemic, issues that had already been rising among younger people and women. Racism and unrest drove steep increases among Black and Asian Americans.”⁠

Make time mean something⁠

“A fog of Zoom happy hours borrowed Hulu passwords and flour shortages later, we’ve learned some early coping strategies aren’t made for the long haul. How can we keep growing and finding meaning?”⁠

Cut yourself some slack

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“A lot of the tiny things we do day to day are tied up in our expectations for the future. When those expectations crumble, those tasks can, too.

How can we still get things done? Maybe don’t!”

Our new social lives

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“Weeks into the pandemic — after the first shocks of news stories and morbid bell curves had settled into a dull dread — I finally clocked a conspicuous absence: my friends.⁠
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Loneliness, already a problem before the pandemic, is becoming a dire public health issue..”⁠