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Confessions of a lockdownist

George Lamptey
7 min readDec 19, 2020

Definition: Lockdownist: intrigued by the opportunity lockdown gives to humanity

It’s easy to misinterpret the notion that Covid-19 gave us something positive given the death toll, numerous people infected, loss of jobs and havoc it has had on everyday life. It has caused untold pain which cannot be ignored.

But what have we learnt from Covid-19?
What did lockdown teach us?
Is a vaccine the only answer?
Did we really have a perfect way of life before Covid?

Can we at least stop for a moment to think about these questions?

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I have ying-yang attitude to life. I’m cautious and planned in my approach to some things and completely leftfield and non-conformist in my approach to other things. The spectrum of my outlook and my life is wide. I’ve kind of embraced this more and more as I’ve got older.

Somebody told me it’s a positive trait to have which gives a lot of fuel to my innovative and creative approach, but I still have my foot in reality somewhat. I was quite humbled by this observation.

I have always respected change

I think change is challenging for me but again it’s interesting to look at the perception of others to change. The somewhat cliche quote “be the change

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George Lamptey
George Lamptey

Written by George Lamptey

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Very good article as always!