Been reading up on similar outbreaks in history. Here are some highlights from my research.
We have not seen anything like this in our history.
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"It is estimated that 11–21% of the then global population (of about 6.8 billion), or around 700–1400 million people contracted the illness — more in absolute terms than the Spanish flu pandemic."
"However, with about 150,000–575,000 fatalities, it had a much lower case fatality rate of 0.01-0.08%."
For context, Coronavirus has a fatality rate of 1-2%.
Next, let's take a look at the contagiousness oh H1N1 and compare it to #CoronaVirus.
"How far a virus will spread comes down to what’s known as the reproduction number, or R0. It relates to how many people each infected person will pass the illness on to."
"The pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus, which was also known as swine flu, had a R0 of between 1.2 to 1.6, according to the WHO, which made controlling its spread easier than viruses with higher transmissibility."
"The early outbreak data largely follows the exponential growth. We estimated that the mean R0 ranges from 2.24 (95%CI: 1.96-2.55) to 3.58 (95%CI: 2.89-4.39) associated with 8-fold to 2-fold increase in the reporting rate."
Dr. Vervaeke offers an existential interpretation of Metta.
He says love is not an emotion or feeling, it's an existential mode. It's a way of being. It's a way of knowing and being known. It's a commitment to a way of life with someone.
Anger is a misunderstood emotion. Society often paints it in a negative light. And there's a sense of shame attached to feeling angry.
But there are no wrong emotions. Every emotion provides us valuable information and guidance. [1/13]
Anger is our body's adaptive mechanism to make us aware and respond to an unmet need.
The need could be concrete — like a promotion, a relationship, or more money. Or it could be abstract — like the need to be understood, or the need to be respected.
An unmet need could also reflect a sense of injustice. Something is wrong, according to your values, and you need to make it right.
Anger acts as a stimulant. It causes a rise in dopamine levels, flushes the skin, and increases the heart rate.
Here's how meditation changes the brain — structurally and functionally
For a long time, I dismissed meditation as spiritual woo-woo.
How could closing your eyes and focusing on your breathe or thoughts or whatever make any difference?
To my "rational" (and ignorant) mind, it made no sense.
Sometime last year, I read up on the science of meditation. And it made me feel stupid for ignoring it all these years.
So for over a year, I've meditated almost daily. I'm not going to talk about the (life-changing) benefits I've experienced. Because your mileage may vary.