Can Quarantines be Productive? What to do During a Crisis.

Just before every flight departs, the safety announcement offers a specific instruction: In the event of an emergency, please secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.

Weve heard it so many times that we tend to tune it out, but this advice can be helpful to us all during the COVID-19 crisis. We must first take care of ourselves if we want to optimize the way we care for others. We simply cant be effective helping those around us if were sick, gasping for air, and in a panic.

As the...