Pandemic Pause: Lessons in Unscrambling My Daily Life

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Caroline S. Jansen, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-08-03
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 by the Association of American Medical Colleges
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003635
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: ACADEMIC MEDICINE
• Grant/Funding Information: The author’s work is supported by a National Cancer Institute grant (1-F30-CA-243250).
• Research Categories: Sociology, Public and Social Welfare; Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

I play this silly game on my phone called Wordscapes. It started as a way to pass time, in moments like those when you’re waiting for your plane to take off—post-airplane mode, pre-in-flight Wi-Fi. Then, it became a way to unwind and take my mind off things without mindlessly scrolling through social media. Lately, it has become a way to keep my mind engaged and awake during late nights and early mornings while nursing my newborn child.