I have finished the pencil draft of my comic.
I finished my thesis and now it is sitting somewhere in the school’s library.
I don’t have any problem with quarantine. I actually enjoy my quarantine time. I have got so much done thanks to it.
Off-topic, I would like to add my thought to your 2). I used to be someone who was easy to trust and give out information, and it was used against me. But there is a problem with not trusting anyone because of that. A lot of people are decent and if you are to shut yourself off to prevent being hurt, you will shut yourself off from the decent people too. I’ve seen people who turn cynical and selfish because they decided they don’t want to trust anyone, and they aren’t fun to be around and they just add to the negativity of this world, the very same thing they shield themselves from.
It’s not about deciding not to trust, it’s about learning to know who to trust. After going through the cynical mistrust phase, I realizes that the people that hurt me actually taught me how to recognize warning signs of bad people, and my trust in people actually grew thanks to my pain. I learned to let the people who deserve my trust into my life and kick bad people out before they have a chance to hurt me. It takes practice to learn to see through people, but it’s worth it. A rule of thumb is that you don’t reveal much about yourself when you interact with strangers, and you reveal yourself bit by bit as time go on. They have to earn your trust before they know your personal information, and if they aren’t willing to work for it, then they aren’t worth your time.
And if you get hurt again? Well, if you don’t reveal too much sensitive information, then at least you get to keep something. And worst case scenario, know that humans are resilient and you can always start over again. I’ve been hurt before, and I still stand up each time I get knocked down and carry on.
This is also when the good people you manage to gather come into play. They can be a good source of support for you when shit like that happens. Don’t ever underestimate the power of networking. You don’t know when and how the kindness you pass around will come back to you.