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COVID-19 has changed several of my habits. Below, I write about which ones that have changed and a prediction on their permanency.

* __Shopping__: I buy > 90% of my non-perishables online. I never liked in-person shopping and I haven't had a car for twelve years so this trend was already in motion. When COVID hit, I subscribed to Amazon Prime which is big driver behind this percentage. The bulk of my in person shopping is done at the grocery store for buying perishable produce. I predict this to be a permanent change for me. I have fell in love with the convenience of clicking a button and seeing that product arrive two days later. The prices on Amazon are almost always cheaper than what I find at a B&M near me which offsets the cost of Prime.

* __Fitness__: I live a one minute bike ride away from a 24 Hour Fitness Super Sport Gym. I no longer weight lift and because of that, my muscles have shrunk and I have gained weight. I now run but do not enjoy it as much. I will go to gyms when they reopen so I can get back to weight lifting.

* __Home__: For my entire adult life, I never invested in a nice home because I never spent time there. Prior to COVID, I'd be out of the house from 10 to 8 because of work and/or networking events. Now I am home all the time and have bought a desk lamp, a nicer monitor, and done some light rearranging of furniture. I don't know whether this shift will be permanent because I don't know what in-person work will look like post COVID.

* __Cooking__: Of my 14 lunch + dinner meals a week, I used to eat out ~10 times. Now, I cook that many times and eat out the rest. It's been a real joy to try new cuisines, eat healthier, and just be more creative with food. This won't be a permanent change for me because of time (I spend ~1hr/day cooking) but my cook to eat out ratio will probably settle to a 1:1 when we're back to normal.

* __In-person meetings__: I moved to the Bay Area to meet smart people, in person. The bulk of that happened at conferences, bars, and restaurants. I no longer go to any those. I don't see this as a permanent change because the substitute---virtual gatherings---are not even 25% comparable to an in-person experience.<commit_msg>Update 2020-08-16-covid-habits.md<commit_after>---
layout: post
title: COVID has changed these habits of mine
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COVID-19 has changed several of my habits. Below, I write about which ones that have changed and a prediction on their permanency.

* __Shopping__: I buy > 90% of my non-perishables online. I never liked in-person shopping and I haven't had a car for twelve years so this trend was already in motion. When COVID hit, I subscribed to Amazon Prime which is big driver behind this percentage. The bulk of my in person shopping is done at the grocery store for buying perishable produce. I predict this to be a permanent change for me because of the convenience factor of clicking a button and getting it two days later.

* __Fitness__: I live a one minute bike ride away from a 24 Hour Fitness Super Sport Gym. I no longer weight lift and because of that, my muscles have shrunk and I have gained weight. I now run but do not enjoy it as much. I go on atleast one walk everday---something I never did before. I will go to gyms when they reopen so I can get back to weight lifting.

* __Home__: For my entire adult life, I never invested in a nice home because I never spent time there. Prior to COVID, I'd be out of the house from 10 to 8 because of work and networking events. Now I am home all the time and have bought a desk lamp, a bigger monitor, and rearranged my furniture. I don't know whether this shift will be permanent because I don't know what in-person work will look like post COVID.

* __Cooking__: Of my 14 lunch + dinner meals a week, I used to eat out ~10 times. Now, I cook that many times and eat out the rest. It's been a real joy to try new cuisines, eat healthier, and just be more creative with food. This won't be a permanent change for me because of time (I spend ~1hr/day cooking) but my cook to eat out ratio will probably settle to a 1:1 when we're back to normal.

* __In-person meetings__: I moved to the Bay Area to meet smart people, in person. The bulk of that happened at conferences, bars, and restaurants. I no longer go to any those. This will not be a permanent change because the substitute---virtual gatherings---are not even 25% comparable to an in-person experience.
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