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So much has happened since COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has hit us. Sorry to my blog readers for not posting for so long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a difficult time in working in the frontlines as an Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Physician and it has been a privilege to be able to help take care of these patients in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, I want to update you on what has been going with the site and my personal life since COVID-19 hit. I’ll show you how it’s affected me and then how I’ve been coexisting with COVID-19 while attempting to maintain productivity. Maybe some of these tips can help you stay productive during this pandemic as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Site Name Change to Zen Productivity<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you will notice is that the website name has changed from Physician Zen to Zen Productivity (with new domain name https:\/\/ZenProductivity.com<\/a>! I was approached by many readers who were non-healthcare workers, attorneys, and even high school\/college students regarding productivity techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to generalize these productivity habits and practices to more people who may find it useful I decided to change the site name to Zen Productivity in order to help any<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong> busy professionals with productivity. Don’t worry all of the links from Physician Zen have been transferred to this site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going through the Mental Stages of COVID-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of you may be feeling quite discouraged during these difficult times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an amazing diagram I saw on twitter that sums up the stages I was going through during COVID-19. I think many of you may find it helpful as well. I’ll go through how I felt and went through each of the COVID-19 stages\/zones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"COVID-19<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Initial COVID-19 Fear Zone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Initial Scare<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I definitely experienced the Fear Zone in the first 2 weeks of March as we were becoming aware of how devastating COVID-19 was going to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was actually feeling really down as I’m sure many of you were. I mean the whole world was put on hold and so many people were dying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Plan Cancellations<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure everyone has had to cancel many of their travel plans. We were supposed to travel to Las Vegas but got this notice from the hospital the day before traveling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notice I got from the Hospital on March 9th, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition, my family finally got the southwest companion pass finally and 2020. We were excited since the kiddos were finally getting old enough to travel comfortably and enjoy it. Four trips were scheduled between March and June, of course, all of them were canceled. In fact, we are supposed to be in Cancun right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Productivity on HOLD<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I had little enthusiasm for writing or productivity. Excercise also grinded to a halt since all the Yoga studios and gyms got shut down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was odd because despite being at home (in isolation for days after my hospital shifts), I could not motivate myself to be productive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling Helpless<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I had a feeling of helplessness and a lot of worry about COVID-19 affecting my family, parents, and friends. I was definitely feeling tense, irritable, and concerned about everything that was going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It felt wrong to not have any control over what was going on, especially seeing all of the patients AND healthcare workers getting infected. The death rates around the world were haunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coexisting with COVID-19 – Learning and Growth Zones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About the third week of March while being isolated and after working in the ED and ICU, I started going through the Learning and Growth Zones of COVID-19. I wanted to learn as much about it as possible to see if there was anything I could contribute to the world given my own personal skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How You Can Still Contribute During COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some of you may or may not know, but I specialize in Point-of-Care Ultrasound education at my hospital. I started reading about how people are using ultrasound around the world to help detect and manage patients with COVID-19. So I decided to create another blog called POCUS 101<\/a> and write about how to perform and interpret ultrasound in COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started gaining traction fairly quickly and so I have been putting most of my writing efforts towards that ultrasound blog since I felt that was where my skills\/talents would be most helpful to the world. And hence, why there have not been as many blog posts on Zen Productivity<\/a>. I’ve been thinking about starting that blog for a while now and finally had the chance to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some things to consider during COVID-19:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n