• A Defined (But Flexible!) Routine Works Wonders
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    A Defined (But Flexible!) Routine Works Wonders

    Andrew Savikas, Chief Strategy Officer / Kids: Adler (7) and Ada (4)

  • Working from Home with Kids
    Working from Home with Kids

    getAbstract parents share their experiences and tips – an introduction

  • getAbstract Gets Moving
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 15 hours
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    getAbstract Gets Moving

    The government shut down the gyms and told us to stay home – and now my neighborhood is full of joggers. Something funny seems to be happening here.

  • The Less Important Things Will Just Have to Wait (Including Laundry)
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 6 hours
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    The Less Important Things Will Just Have to Wait (Including Laundry)

    Anna Wehrt, PR and Communications Manager / Kids: Charlotte (2)

  • “Everything Will Be All Right” – Hopefully
    Gundula Stoll (left): “A woman in our village, who used to sew underwear on contract, has made 100 face masks for everyone […] People have been painting, crocheting and embroidering rainbows with the tagline #andratuttobene - #everythingwillbeallright”
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 9 hours
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    “Everything Will Be All Right” – Hopefully

    Almost three weeks into the total lockdown in Italy, there may be some hopeful signs hidden in the gloom. Yet when I last wrote about the potential impact of restrictions on people’s overall health, I…

  • The One Thing That Helped the Most Was the Company’s Flexibility
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 2 hours
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    The One Thing That Helped the Most Was the Company’s Flexibility

    Haike Finch-Schattka, Editorial Recruiting and Managing Editor / Kids: Girl (6) and Boy (4) 

  • Go Outside into Nature Every Second You Are Not Working, Sleeping or Eating
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 11 hours
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    Go Outside into Nature Every Second You Are Not Working, Sleeping or Eating

    Sara Kuepfer, Writer / Kids: Anjali, 8

  • Without Exercise, You’ll Go Nuts
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 7 hours
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    Without Exercise, You’ll Go Nuts

    Elisabeth Nitzsche, Managing Editor / Kids: Finnley (4 years) and Magnus (18 months)

  • Turn a Corner and There Is Hope
    Turn a Corner and There Is Hope

    For the first time in months, we are receiving good news from China: The number of domestic cases of COVID-19 reported there just dropped to zero. So, what is life like in Beijing? And what…

  • Locked Up and Going Loco?
    The same view of the Corso of Spoleto as last week, but in daylight. (Gundula Stoll)
    Locked Up and Going Loco?

    Today it’s day 10 of the total lockdown that has effectively turned all of Italy into a ghost country: Bars, restaurants and non-essential businesses must remain closed, and people are only allowed to leave their…