{"id":12985,"date":"2021-08-31T11:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T11:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=12985"},"modified":"2021-08-31T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T11:16:19","slug":"lockdown-stories-i-learnt-to-distinguish-between-wants-and-needs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/lockdown-stories-i-learnt-to-distinguish-between-wants-and-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Stories: I Learnt to Distinguish Between Wants and Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lockdown-Stories-Karan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13004 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lockdown-Stories-Karan-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown-Stories-Karan\" width=\"523\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lockdown-Stories-Karan-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lockdown-Stories-Karan.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a>I remember every time Ma said she made dal for dinner,\u00a0 I would immediately convince myself and her to order in or eat out instead. During the lockdown, I realised that it&#8217;s not that I didn&#8217;t have an understanding of my wants and needs but perhaps I didn&#8217;t know how to distinguish between the two. I have now started to appreciate all that I have. I have also realised how they are more than sufficient, and that dal is never too bad an option for dinner! I learnt to distinguish between my wants and needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whilst working from home, I have had a lot of time to think, and I realised that taking care of myself is one of the things that made me happy. I also made conscious efforts to communicate better with my loved ones and let them know that I am always there for them. Initially, it felt like a daunting task, and I found it incredibly tough. I felt trapped in a vicious cycle of monotony and insecurity. But over time, I started to find hobbies. I tried doing things, which I had never done before such as cooking, gardening, and exercising at home. I gave online learning a shot and found it to be extremely rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>KARAN SINGH<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Operations and Logistics, Distant Frontiers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember every time Ma said she made dal for dinner,\u00a0 I would immediately convince myself and her to order in or eat out instead. During the lockdown, I realised that it&#8217;s not that I didn&#8217;t have an understanding of my wants and needs but perhaps I didn&#8217;t know how to distinguish between the two&#8230;. <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/lockdown-stories-i-learnt-to-distinguish-between-wants-and-needs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12985"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12985"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13323,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12985\/revisions\/13323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}