2020: A Year Full of Excuses!

Please don’t get me wrong. This was one of the most unpredictable, unprecedented, and disturbing years in the course of history. Nobody can argue that. What I can argue, however, is that 2020 has been a year when radical change and unpredictability were used as an excuse by the vast majority of the people.

Before the beginning of the article, I would like to clarify that this is in no way linked to the tragic events of the year which had come to an end. If you were in any way affected by such events you shouldn’t be reading this article. This article is dedicated to the people who weren’t directly affected by the tragic events but still wanted to make a great deal of the constant change of their habits; something that they couldn’t control.

We all have heard 1000 times how bad 2020 is, how bad everyone needs 2021, or how this has been a dark year. I agree. It has been a dark year because more than 1.7 million people have died from COVID-19. It hasn’t been a dark year concerning our habits and productivity; the whole year has made clear the significance of the word perspective. Let me explain.

Unless you have witnessed a tragic event for you and your family, or you have dealt with mental health issues, all I can say is that this year has been dark because it took you out of your comfort zone and you aren’t, probably, one of the people who can…