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New normal

It's been already a while since most of the pandemic restrictions were ended. I remember it took some time to get used to the restricted "normal" back then, but once you got over the initial shock it just came the everyday thing.

Now it still feels strange to go to any public spaces without a mask for example. I still get those moments of "oh, I forgot the mask, need to go get it". It also doesn't feel weird that some people still wear them. More often I also look at people without masks and almost thing why don't they wear it.

Even though the restrictions have been over for so long there are still reminders of it everywhere. The ever present hand sanitizer dispensers, posters reminder to keep the distance or how to cough safely, the protective plexiglass sheets at the cash registers and people still unconsciously keeping distance to others.

A great reminder about the forming of habits. When you consciously need to make an effort to do something eventually it will stick. But after that, if there is no constant reminder to not do it we just keep doing it.