Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences

Unmasking Truths Whilst Nurturing New Possibilities

Abstract

Covid - 19 has undeniable brought challenges for everyone involved around the world, which has led to extremes, but also towards innovation opportunities. Human nature shrivels under pressure, but also finds ways to adapt and recreate a new normal. The term of the ‘new normal’ was initially used to caution the belief of economists that industrial economies would revert to normal after the recession (El-Erian, 2010, cited in Cahapay, 2020). This phrase has since been used a lot and in different contexts and in general terms means that something which was previously not typical became typical (Cahapay, 2020). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s social wellbeing has a lot to do with the way they communicate, that now happens in most cases remotely (Nguyen et al., 2020).