Make Normal Great Again

Let’s take things back to IRL.

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Much of the world has been living in a situation that might be called Same-Sh**-Different-Day-Plus-Masks+Sometimes, because their jobs can’t be done on a computer. But life is about to change for the white-collared. As the vaccines have rolled out, bosses are starting to contemplate a return of workforces to offices, lovebirds are sending out their delayed wedding invitations, families are planning reunions, and friends are testing each other’s willingness to go out and meet IRL.

The journalists are here to tell you that the Return to Normal after COVID is going to be psychologically taxing, neurobiolologically awkward, and socially draining. Make sure you don’t beat yourself up if you find it stressful.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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