Mind on a loop while on leave during circuit breaker

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Mind on a loop while on leave during circuit breaker
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SINGAPORE - It is day five of my leave at home and all my onions are rotten.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - It is day five of my leave at home and all my onions are rotten.

Months into working from home and now a week into"vacation" time - with no work to burn up mental energy and no travel to occupy my attention - my brain has rewired itself into a drama-seeking guided missile. Taking leave at a time when one is mostly trapped at home is like eating a green salad - it's not something you do because you want to.

Over time - especially since February when I started working from home - I've grown into isolation like a second skin and shedding it even for a few minutes makes me feel uncomfortable. It is because like me - perhaps even more so, since I actually leave home, reluctantly, once a day - people are coming to love that hikikomori life.

Two tasks I have been putting off forever - cleaning my flat and degreasing my bicycle - were done, but that's about it.

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