Here's my January column for my hometown newspaper, the Holland Sentinel... What made the last year so difficult for me was that so much of it was out of my control. As the coronavirus spread, nearly everything I had planned for the year was cancelled, and I found myself in an unusual position: I couldn’t do much about any of it. Decisions were made for me. No one asked, for example, if I wanted to stay home for months at a time; I was told to do it, and I don’t like being told what to do. I don’t know many people who do.
Rethinking Powerlessness
Rethinking Powerlessness
Rethinking Powerlessness
Here's my January column for my hometown newspaper, the Holland Sentinel... What made the last year so difficult for me was that so much of it was out of my control. As the coronavirus spread, nearly everything I had planned for the year was cancelled, and I found myself in an unusual position: I couldn’t do much about any of it. Decisions were made for me. No one asked, for example, if I wanted to stay home for months at a time; I was told to do it, and I don’t like being told what to do. I don’t know many people who do.