When the lockdowns were initiated in response to the coronavirus crisis, I assumed that I would get time back in my otherwise-overscheduled travel and meeting diary. Like a lot of my peers, I thought that for a few weeks the break from the usual demands of our physical world would mean a slower pace, with more daily thinking, planning and reflection time.

The reality for many of us is quite the opposite. We seem to be scheduled virtually from morning to evening, often in triage mode: supporting clients, colleagues and those under stress, while trying to manage work and home life without traditional support systems. Within the shelter of our homes, we are drafted into the constant news flow of global developments, and left to wonder what the intermediate and longer-term implications will be.