<p>"Putting all this pressure and stress on myself, it's incredibly counterproductive," said Ms. Ulstrup. "I'm putting stress on myself during a time that's already stressful." </p><p>Adam Hasham, 40, a product manager in Washington, said that it's only a matter of time before more people realize that self-optimization in this time is futile. "I stopped seeing the light at the end of the tunnel," he said, adding that his optimism about the situation had "gone out the window." </p>

The internet wants you to believe you aren't doing enough with all that "extra time" you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty. When Dave Kyu, 34, an arts administrator in Philadelphia, realized that he would be working from home for the foreseeable future, he began to fantasize about the projects he could now complete around the house.

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