Despite the uncertainty that surrounds us, it seems that for many of us a twisted, busy sense of normalcy has somehow returned. So while we are meticulously structuring our days, with new plans and a tainted sense of hope, we fall back into a trap that we had almost forgotten about: Welcome back, good old procrastination! 😅

We Germans have one trait in common— and no, it is not the love for beer or ‘Bundesliga’; it is a habit that’s much more steeped in history than soccer-stars or barley-broo. We Germans are obsessed with looking back—and I am no exception.