Things to learn from this terrible situation.

BananaRepublic

veryintrigued said:

One thing I've learned is how this situation has affected my circle of friends mental health very differently.

Money, house, job and health worries really have affected people I naively never expected them to.

Perhaps those outwardly more confident have taken more risk, and hence they have been affected more. 

Thrugelmir

veryintrigued said:

Two months on from I thought this is worth a bump to see how people's thinking has evolved.

Also worth reminding ourselves what we may have learned.

Celebrity culture is something that serves no usefull purpose in society. 

Old_Lifer

It is now possible to go into a bank wearing a mask and asking for money   without the cashier reaching for the panic botton.

Sorcerer2018

I have learnt "to be greedy when others are fearful", thanks Warren Buffett.

Sorcerer2018

I put a strategy in place many years ago, on how to cope with the next recession/panic, I am pleased to say for the most part it is working well. Investments that I thought would lose the most money have and defence funds have done that they needed to do. So pretty pleased considering the circumstances. The most important thing now is to not panic and take the long term view, it's going to take a lot of patience.

penners324

Dont rely of BBC, C4 or Sky news channels for good reliable news.

Sailtheworld

I think it's been reinforced that when there are 24 hour news channels then there will be a 24 hour flow of news. Almost all of it can be avoided - it's just one bandwagon after another. It's as if the media think consumers haven't the mental capacity to deal with any more than three items of news per week.

happyandcontented

That if you have a solid home life/base you can weather most storms.
That money is not that important unless you don't have any/enough for the needs of your family. That an overload of bad news can bring even the most optimistic person down, and that it is best avoided as much as you can.
That life can change in an instant.

EdGasketTheSecond

Statues matter

DigForVictory

That the ability to cut hair is wildly under-rated.