The stressful and uncertain situations created by a global crisis, from which the news industry is thriving nowadays, is making the positive words and messages from the instruction videos sound forced or even fake. Staying in isolation is also linked with increased frustration, anger and stress.

People want to connect with others in-person and traditional methods of doing things, like cooking with a recipe book or taking a live workout class are always preferable to sitting isolated in a closed room.

The way to handle control aversion is to do less of the online activities, and give yourself a break from the pressure to be productive.

Even if life is not so fruitful for a few months and you just manage to survive the crisis, it is still a step in the right direction and increases your chance to live a normal life in the future.