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In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk about how introverts and extraverts deal with the COVID-19 quarantine brought on by the 2020 coronavirus.
In this podcast you’ll find:
- Quarantine is tough on everyone.
- Judgers may be having struggles because the quarantine is throwing them out of their routines.
- Extraverted judging functions aren’t getting the nutrients they need from the external world.
- FJs need regular connection with people
- TJs can usually find projects to do around the house
- FJs can try a virtual happy hour with friends.
- IPs like freedom in the outer world so they can test out ideas and emotions.
- Some Perceivers may feel like they are living Groundhog’s Day
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Leverage point for Introverts quarantined by self:
- Get out of the house and go for walks
- Forest bathing
- Qigong
- Chakra meditation
- Energy platforms
- We don’t know when this quarantine is going to lift.
- EPs need variety, novelty, and freedom of movement
- Get to work on projects that have been languishing
- We are being forced to slow down
- When we don’t have distractions, we have to sit with the life we have made for ourselves.
- If you are quarantined by yourself, you may have emotions coming up that you have managed to distract yourself from until now.
- Old trauma
- Unprocessed emotions
- This quarantine is like an enforced vipassana retreat
- If stuff is coming up for you, this may be a gift
- Look at your life
- What are the leverage points of change?
- Get your priorities in line
- Why do I have this job?
- Why do I hang out with these people?
- This may require some of us to re-evaluate our finances
- How self-indulgent have you been?
- Extraverts trapped with people – the same people – no variety
- Earbuds are important
- Get up early or stay up late to get your alone time.
- Great time to reconnect with your family through group activities
- Someone on Twitter said divorces would likely go up after this
- Try to differentiate between the stress of a relationship that is complete and the stress of the situation.
- What is the source code of the explosion?
- Is it yours? Or are you overwhelmed by the emotions of others?
- Introverts trapped with people may already have coping mechanisms in place
- Isolated with kids can cause problems because a lot of parent’s systems are unavailable
- A lot of introverts may get their alone time on their commute or while their partner is working
- Grace goes a long way
- Apologize when needed
- Don’t be too hard on yourself or others.
- Grace allows us to let things go, and it is healthy for us.
- One of the ways we find connection is through social media
- There’s a lot of negativity in the news and on social media
- Curse: May you live in interesting times
- What are you feeding your mind?
- If you feel overly negative, check what you are feeding yourself.
- The news can dump toxins in us.
- Challenge: Micro gratitude expression
- Post on social media something that you are grateful for
- It will train you to start looking for things you can be thankful for
- It will change the trajectory of online messaging
- Caught in the Act: At dinner, everyone says something good about every member of the family
- One person can offset millions in terms of positive, energetic output
- Be a force for good in the world
- Make it your responsibility to counteract the negative energy around us.
- That means you can’t stay in a bad place.
- What is going on for you?
- What leverage points have you discovered in this experience?
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INTJ here. If we were living your starter question, 7 days of complete isolation, I would be beside myself with joy. Total focus and concentration time—-time to plot stories and do research. That would be awesome.
Current situation doesn’t apply. For one thing, even if I had time to work on writing projects, the stress of the current hysteria removes ability to focus on fun projects. For the first time in my life, I am working from home (no others). Problem is, it wasn’t ME selecting to work from home, it was me being ORDERED to work from home. Very big difference. And having to video conference all day wears me out and I’m too tired to do anything when off shift. And of course there is no known end date.
The danger for me is I’ve always wanted to be a hermit. I’d be perfectly fine never leaving my home again and never entering the outside world. On the rare occasions under normal circumstances where I can hibernate all weekend, it is a big readjustment to go back to work the following Monday. So as much as I love hermiting, I know it isn’t best for me in the long run.
“Your comment that we are all sort of living with the results of the lives we’ve created hit home for me. I truly love my life and my home and my job. So being stuck in it isn’t bad at all. I realize that I am very fortunate.”
I feel similarly, though this has been a great time to address some old family wounding. I’m also taking this time to set up some rituals I’d been avoiding. This morning the kids and I did a 20 minute yoga routine followed by a 10 minute meditation. I think if we weren’t ‘stuck in quarantine’ they would be more resistant for…whatever reason… but right now feels like a different enough time that they’re open to it. Fingers crossed we can make it stick. :)
Thanks for the comment, and congrats on setting up such a mindful life!
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This is quite a time, isn’t it? I’m an ESFP quarantined alone in an apartment in Chicago. Oddly, this hasn’t been bad for me.
I work from home, and my job is helping small businesses, so I’ve been really busy and communicating with people via phone or videoconference (or email) constantly. I also have volunteer leadership responsibilities that require attention. At the end of the day, I’m generally pretty exhausted. I’ve been maintaining exercise by walking a few times per week, and doing pilates at home. My family of origin does a weekly Zoom chat that I organized. Of course there are virtual happy hours. And after all that, binging on Netflix or other shows is a nice mind balm.
Your comment that we are all sort of living with the results of the lives we’ve created hit home for me. I truly love my life and my home and my job. So being stuck in it isn’t bad at all. I realize that I am very fortunate.
At the same time, I’ve realized that I’m not yet over a recent hurt from a relationship ending, so am continuing to feel my way through that during this period of fewer distractions.
The anxiety over all this is real. I don’t dwell in it and am glad to be busy enough that I can avoid sinking into it (ESP Loop #2 is a helpful tool right now!)
The thing I don’t understand about my response is that I don’t seem to be missing the physical contact I normally have with people. I don’t get have an explanation for that. Seeing friends and family on Zoom has proven to be an adequate substitute, at least for now.
Stay safe.