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Max Antonucci

Journalist turned full-time coder, part-time ponderer.

Tagged "coronavirus"

February 12, 2021

Don't Let Skepticism Become Cynicism

Skepticism is healthy. Cynicism is toxic to health, and harder to keep at bay in a pandemic.

  • mental health
  • coronavirus
January 25, 2021

Missing Normal

I know quarantine is getting tougher when watching The Birdcage almost breaks me.

  • coronavirus
December 28, 2020

Hold Onto Enough Goodwill for 2021

2020 was terrible, and 2021 will likely still be awful. But it shouldn't keep us from finding small victories to help others (and ourselves).

  • tough stuff
  • coronavirus
November 17, 2020

Don't Lose to the Despair

A schooltime crush let me see early how fighting despair is always better than giving up to it.

  • personal
  • tough stuff
  • coronavirus
August 25, 2020

Let Yourself Not Be Extraordinary

All the time, but especially during a quarantine, it's okay to not be super amazing awesome.

  • coronavirus
  • mental health
July 21, 2020

Keeping Healthy by Controlling Anger

Anger shouldn't motivate us at the cost of our physical health, even amid injustice in a pandemic.

  • coronavirus
  • mental health
June 24, 2020

Four Ways to Defend Your Identity Against Distractions (and Mental Goblins)

Life is full of distractions that threaten our sense of identity, especially in quarantine. Keeping our identities it means learning to embrace quiet and solitude.

  • coronavirus
  • mental health
May 26, 2020

What A Steeled Soup Kitchen Manager can Teach about Giving

Sheltering in place made me realize how much I miss many people in my life. One of them a woman whose unyielding personality helps fuel her selfless work in a soup kitchen.

  • coronavirus
  • tough stuff
May 23, 2020

Don't Abdicate Work to the 'Heroes'

Giving thanks to others should not be an excuse to avoid your share of work in a pandemic.

  • coronavirus
  • tough stuff
April 8, 2020

We Are More Than Our Work

In a culture hyperfocused on productivity and economics, we should remember humans are more than their work. Especially when a pandemic takes it away.

  • tough stuff
  • mental health
  • coronavirus
March 24, 2020

Remember What We Control Amid the Chaos

With the number of confirmed coronovirus cases accelerating, I try to remember what I can and can't control .

  • mental health
  • coronavirus
March 17, 2020

Feeling the Coronavirus Fear

Fear isn't in short supply with Coronavirus hitting the United States. For me, hygiene and social distancing are easier than managing the fear.

  • mental health
  • coronavirus

About Myself

I'm Max Antonucci, a front-end developer from Connecticut. I work at SeeClickFix, a civic tech app that lets citizens report local issues to municipal governments. I also enjoy writing, reading, boxing, video games, and escaping our shared physical reality to a realm of pure energy. Then doing some more reading.

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