During those few weeks, I made what seems like a year worth of progress on several projects. Being able to dive in and focus, for hours at a time without worrying that I had other stuff I should be doing, made all the difference in the world.
Rearranging your week to have one "no-chores no-email" evening, when you just use a single large block of time to immerse yourself in a leisure activity, is worth a try.
I took a serious "staycation" back in December, and wrote about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fgvbsv/staythe...
During those few weeks, I made what seems like a year worth of progress on several projects. Being able to dive in and focus, for hours at a time without worrying that I had other stuff I should be doing, made all the difference in the world.
Rearranging your week to have one "no-chores no-email" evening, when you just use a single large block of time to immerse yourself in a leisure activity, is worth a try.