The Lockdown is the Perfect Chance to Heal Yourself

Alvin Ang
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readApr 10, 2020

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I have a confession to make — I haven’t done much since COVID-19 became serious.

For me, the past year has been a period of tremendous growth.

After starting up an event business using just my crappy iPhone, I took on my next challenge and used my entrepreneurship portfolio in lieu of an internship to secure a job as a digital marketing manager for an up-and-coming startup in the fitness sector.

I was having fun amidst the hustle.

I enjoy being productive, to feel needed, to push the envelope, breathing life into the wisp of an idea and bringing people together for a common cause. It makes me feel alive.

I’m the type of guy that will keep going until something forces me to stop. And something did.

The COVID-19 pandemic took everyone unawares, and Singapore, where I stay, is currently on a month-long lockdown.

I absolutely detested it at first — but now I see the silver lining in staying at home.

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