{"id":3943,"date":"2020-03-23T19:03:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.shop.wacom.eu\/us\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:26:04","slug":"how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Take Care of Yourself When Working From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Header<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/oOLZRB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ideal Quarantine<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misshollyslair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miss Holly<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nFrench Twitter's biggest art meme right now is #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronamaison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronamaison<\/a>, or \u201ccorona home.\u201d Started by bestselling comic artist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P%C3%A9n%C3%A9lope_Bagieu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P\u00e9n\u00e9lope Bagieu<\/a>, the challenge is to take this template\u2014\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok voici le template que <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acupoftim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@acupoftim<\/a> nous a fait pour la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronamaison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Coronamaison<\/a> ! On dessine l\u2018\u00e9tage\/la d\u00e9co\/la compagnie\/les animaux\/la bouffe\/les fen\u00eatres, enfin l\u2019endroit id\u00e9al pour \u00eatre confin\u00e9(e)! Et si on fait du noir et blanc, que les coloristes n\u2019h\u00e9sitent pas \u00e0 reprendre les images <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7BvqQOA9GU\">pic.twitter.com\/7BvqQOA9GU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; P\u00e9l\u00e9nope Bagieu (@PenelopeB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PenelopeB\/status\/1239186251833630720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\u2014And draw your dream room to ride out the quarantine in. So the illustrations today will be from this hashtag, to showcase their incredible work.\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3950\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-1536x822.png 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-2048x1096.png 2048w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-1080x578.png 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-1280x685.png 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-980x524.png 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETupnV8XsAAnlVs-480x257.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/marinefraniak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine Franiak<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilkyWayMai_\/status\/1241772840917127170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\nAnyway, this article was supposed to be part two of a series on working from home, with part one being on productivity. But since <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/9-tips-for-working-at-home-for-artists\/\">Patrick LaMontagne just released his article on that subject<\/a> a few days ago, and with lockdowns beginning stateside and anxiety escalating worldwide, I think this might be more useful right now.\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Set your own hours, but watch them.<\/h1>\nThose of us who naturally keep odd hours might find working from home to be a godsend. And scheduling when you're only being paid for the finished product is less about setting rigid hours for when you\u2019re on and when you\u2019re off, than making sure you have enough time to get both your work and your personal stuff done, without:\n<ol>\n \t<li>Letting your work go.<\/li>\n \t<li>Letting your personal life go.<\/li>\n \t<li>Suffering burnout or RSI\u2019s from 12-hour stretches at the tablet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWithin those constraints, feel free to make your work times as buckwild as you want.\n\nTry to avoid cramming, though. I\u2019ve talked multiple times in past articles about the risk of repetitive strain injuries from uninterrupted computer time. \u201cMake sure to include stretches\/small exercises and emphasize taking a short break every couple of hours,\u201d says illustrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theghostfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julia Lichty<\/a>. \u201cA lot of people who were only doing this recreationally or occasionally will overextend and hurt themselves in numerous ways.\n\nEyestrain is no joke either. Turn your screen brightness down to the minimum you need to see it at any given time, and if at any point you feel your eyes burning, take a break from laptop and smartphone use that second. Even reading a book will be better.\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3952\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETaYWXEWoAQTCGU-1024x560.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/luppiart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luppi<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuppiChan\/status\/1240346448606171136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cLight is making your body later.\u201d<\/h3>\nSpeaking of your eyes, I highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/justgetflux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f.lux<\/a>, a simple and lightweight background program that tunes your color settings for the time of day. There are plenty of alternatives, but I\u2019ve found this one has everything, and for free.\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3953\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/Flux.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" title=\"\"><\/p>\nColor temperature and changing times are fully customizable, and most important functions can be done from the taskbar: If you\u2019re using a flat tablet, you\u2019ll want to turn it off when painting to avoid losing color fidelity, but if you\u2019re on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-displays\/wacom-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom One<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-displays\/wacom-cintiq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cintiq<\/a>, you can permanently disable it for that monitor. But I recommend you use it for your primary display whenever you\u2019re not arting\u2014or if you\u2019re drawing something black and white, even\u2014and set your color temperature warmer. It\u2019s the blue light that really gets you.\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">8 hours sleep a night; lay off the coffee.<\/h1>\nOr however many you\u2019d normally get. (Some people say they only need 5 or 6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12683469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studies show they might be wrong<\/a>, but it\u2019s their life.) One of the biggest upsides to working from home is that you can sleep in odd patterns, or even keep a reverse schedule. A lot of articles advise against this, but especially now, no one's judging you. Just make sure it adds up to the number you\u2019d usually get and that you\u2019re not feeling tired while you work. Burnout can become a problem if there\u2019s no one to tell you when your shift is over.\n\nIt\u2019s tempting to make a pot of coffee and consume it constantly throughout the day, but if you\u2019re not the kind of person who does this normally, a time of high tension is absolutely not when you should start. Keep coffee consumption to what you need to stay awake and motivated. And now <em>seriously <\/em>isn\u2019t the time to develop an energy drink habit either. Just don\u2019t.\n\nMake sure to get several non-caffeinated drinks to keep on hand as a backup, especially teas, juices, and water. You might not be as active as normal, so ease up on the soda.\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETkLzTcWoAAqlpX-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurelienjeanney.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aur\u00e9lien Jeanney<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AurelienJeanney\/status\/1241036629713784833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Get outside for some exercise.<\/h1>\nBut just because you can\u2019t go to the bar doesn\u2019t mean you have to become a <em>hikikomori. <\/em>For the time being, at least, it\u2019s possible to go outside while still maintaining social distancing.\n\nIf you\u2019re not under lockdown (unlike the French), not sick, not immunocompromised or in close contact with those who are, and need exercise you can\u2019t get at home, it\u2019s fine to go for a walk around your neighborhood or to an uncrowded park. Just make sure you maintain the recommended distance of six feet from people, don\u2019t go into stores unless you absolutely have to, and I know it\u2019s hard, but try not to lick any sidewalks.\n\nIf you\u2019re able to, get out in nature instead of hanging out in urban or suburban common areas. If you have access to woods or trails, you can still go hiking, just do it either alone or with a single trusted partner.\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3955\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/ETqQMnZWkAA1uD2-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Or if you can\u2019t, there\u2019s this. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gaelle_hersent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaelle Hersent<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/penny_otter\/status\/1241463458698342414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Don\u2019t neglect your hygiene, either.<\/h2>\nOnce you learn to enter flow while you work, time can lose all meaning. Under the misguided notion that you\u2019re being super-productive, it can be easy to stop showering until you smell yourself and forget about brushing your teeth until sweets feel like they're made of knives.\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Work on your thing as well.<\/h2>\nThere\u2019s literally no better time than now to start a personal project. Not only do you have all the free time in the world, your potential audience has more time to find and consume new forms of entertainment, especially on the internet.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4010\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/90471567_141757117376133_815878545210468507_n.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" title=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xaviercollette.com\/portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xavier Collette<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-E1S3TKoL6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"wfh-product-module\">\n<h3>Find the perfect Wacom tablet for your \"working from home\" style and space<\/h3>\n<div class=\"desk-icons\">\n<div class=\"desk-icon icon-small\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_small@2x.png\" alt=\"Small Desk or Tablet Icon\" title=\"\">\n<p class=\"icon-label shome\">Small Desk or Table<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desk-icon icon-medium\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_medium@2x.png\" alt=\"Dedicated Work Space Icon\" title=\"\">\n<p class=\"icon-label shome\">Dedicated Work Space<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desk-icon icon-large\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_large@2x.png\" alt=\"Office or Studio Icon\" title=\"\">\n<p class=\"icon-label shome\">Office or Studio<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectrum\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/spectrum.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<div class=\"product-four-up\">\n<div class=\"product small-box\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_small@2x.png\" alt=\"Small Desk or Tablet Icon\" title=\"\">\n<div class=\"prod-image-container\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/intuos_small@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"prod-title\">Wacom Intuos Pro Small<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"desc shome shome\">Proven, compact pen\ntablet for drawing and photo editing. Perfect for small work surfaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"software shome\">Includes 2 months of Photoshop and Lightroom<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soft-icons\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/software-icon.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<p class=\"software shome mobile\">Photoshop and Lightroom<\/p>\n\n<div><span class=\"price full-price\">$249<small>.95<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n<a class=\"shome\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-intuos-pro-small-s-pth460k0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop now \u2192<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product medium-box\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_medium@2x.png\" alt=\"Dedicated Work Space Icon\" title=\"\">\n<div class=\"prod-image-container\">\n<div class=\"blue-dot\">Draw on screen<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/cintiq16@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"prod-title\">Wacom Cintiq 16<\/h4>\n<p class=\"desc shome\">Feature-packed pen display for next level illustrations. 16\u201d screen fits any work space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"software shome\">Includes up to 6 months of<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soft-icons\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/software@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<div><span class=\"price full-price\">$649<small>.95<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n<a class=\"shome\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-cintiq-16-dtk1660k0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop now \u2192<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product medium-box\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_medium@2x.png\" alt=\"Dedicated Work Space Icon\" title=\"\">\n<div class=\"prod-image-container\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/intuos_medium@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"prod-title\">Wacom Intuos Pro Medium<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"desc shome\">All the features you need for drawing, sketching and photo editing. Great tablet for more spacious surfaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"software shome\">Includes 2 months of Photoshop and Lightroom<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soft-icons\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/software-icon.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<p class=\"software shome mobile\">Photoshop and Lightroom<\/p>\n\n<div><span class=\"price full-price\">$379<small>.95<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n<a class=\"shome\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-intuos-pro-medium-m-pth660.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop now \u2192<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product large-box\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/desk_large@2x.png\" alt=\"Office or Studio Icon\" title=\"\">\n<div class=\"prod-image-container\">\n<div class=\"blue-dot\">Draw on screen<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/cintiq22.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"prod-title\">Wacom Cintiq 22<\/h4>\n<p class=\"desc shome\">Large 21.5\u201d HD display perfect for creating detailed illustrations, paintings and animations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"software shome\">Includes up to 6 months of<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soft-icons\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/software@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n<div><span class=\"price full-price\">$1,199<small>.95<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n<a class=\"shome\" href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-cintiq-22-dtk2260k0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop now \u2192<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n.wfh-product-module p{font-size: 0; 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Drawing streams have often been great draws, and I\u2019ve gotten just as much actual engagement\u2014even if not a higher viewer count\u2014through Discord Live than on Twitch some days.\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Managing Anxiety<\/h1>\nFor much more information on this topic, see <em><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/how-to-beat-anxiety-and-get-started-drawing\/\">How to Beat Anxiety and Get Started Drawing<\/a>.<\/em>\n\nAs I extensively covered in that article, procrastination is overwhelmingly caused by fear, not laziness. In such extenuating circumstances, allow yourself some of it, and if you find you\u2019re too anxious to focus on work, stop and practice detensing techniques.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3963\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/90401197_306726373635852_5883006568227063153_n-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" title=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate-art.com\/chloe-dijon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate-art.com\/chloe-dijon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>hlo\u00e9 Dij<\/em><\/a><em>on.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-FCeeTDf8c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\nFaced with the loss of senior-level jobs and businesses they've put tens of thousands of hours into, some people are saying that the lesson they're taking from the economic crash is that work, productivity, and earning money are not the end all be all. I couldn\u2019t agree more. By all means keep yourself afloat, yes, but allow yourself time to stay up on current events and process trauma. Time spent following the news is not wasted, because it both keeps you abreast on developments and can provide vital advice and even some reasons to be hopeful.\n\nBut if you find yourself outright crippled by fear, here are some things you can remind yourself to calm down.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">3 things to keep in mind<\/h3>\nIt\u2019s outside Wacom\u2019s scope to be a news source or opinion column, but to finish off the article:\n<ol>\n \t<li>The hysteria phase is temporary. Empty store shelves are a dramatic sight, but no one\u2019s in danger of starving or never being able to... wipe again. Grocery stores are remaining open and restocking, food and medical supplies show no sign of being interrupted, and the initial wave of panic buying will pass.<\/li>\n \t<li>Comparisons are often made to the Spanish flu, but the difference between this and that is a century. Medical science has come a long way since\u2014\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eliyudin\/status\/897866437028700165?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/eliyudin\/status\/897866437028700165?lang=en<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\u2014And the combined efforts of the STEM fields are addressing this at amazing speed. Chinese virology institutes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00262-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were able to<\/a> isolate and study the illness right as it broke out and spread their findings through the internet. As you already know, vaccines are in development, but just today, the World Health Organization\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/03\/who-launches-global-megatrial-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started a global mega-test<\/a> of the four most promising medications for it. South Korea and Singapore are kicking the virus\u2019s butt, showing that it\u2019s at least possible. The news might be full of people breaking into fistfights at Costco and stockpiling guns, but like any disaster, this is also bringing out the best in people and strengthening social cohesion on the whole.<\/li>\n \t<li>The reason this has the visual tropes of a disaster movie is that the world is taking drastic <em>preventative <\/em>measures instead of just waiting for the healthcare system to be crushed like a Dixie cup and just dealing with the effects, as it did during past pandemics. A lot of social media conspiracy theories focus on how \u201cThe flu never closed Disney World,\u201d \u201cPneumonia never cancelled the sportsball,\u201d and so on, despite those diseases killing far more people. Well yeah, that\u2019s <em>why <\/em>they did. All this is happening because people care enough about each others\u2019 lives to sacrifice normalcy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3957\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/03\/tumblr_nsj9tcMOgY1qkv5xlo1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drchristinahibbert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christina Hibbert<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">About the Author<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1841 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png\" alt=\"CS Jones\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-480x482.png 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>CS Jones is a Philadelphia-based writer and illustrator who\u2019s worked from home for three years, if not all at once. His work is best seen at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thecsjones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thecsjones.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/thecsjones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thecsjones<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2318,2317,2338,2324],"tags":[152,508,509,510,477,511,488,482,512,513,495,514],"class_list":["post-3943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-inspiration","category-digital-drawing-painting","category-how-to","category-wacom-at-home","tag-art","tag-art-memes","tag-coronahouse","tag-coronamaison","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid","tag-covid-19","tag-freelancing","tag-hope","tag-made-with-wacom","tag-work-from-home","tag-working-from-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}