Looking back on what's happened since March of 2020, it's hard to say for sure just what we've all learned from the first global pandemic of our lifetimes. However, if anything, we've all spent more time alone now, or at least without the level of social interaction we were accustomed to.
Turns out, cutting off social interaction has both good and bad effects on humans, and those can be felt both physically and mentally. It's important to remember that we're all a bit different, so we all experience social isolation differently — sometimes cancel social plans really hits the spot, and sometimes you just need to be around other people — but there are some general things we can watch out for.