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Talk about genius.

Talk about generational talent.

Coming to headphones near you on April 17th with a first guest you won't want to miss.

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

So since March 2020, I haven't eaten a single meal that I did not cook myself.

So no takeout, no restaurants.

I still stay inside pretty much every day, except once every week and a half.

I'll go outside to take out the trash.

And when I do, I still wear two masks, gloves, goggles,

and I still spend a lot of time kind of washing my hands

and cleaning myself afterwards.

Welcome to how to. I'm science writer David Epstein. For about a year and a half now, we've waited

for the day we could hug family members and friends. And while the pandemic is still ravaging other parts of the world,

here in the U.S., we're fortunate to have cautiously turned a corner.

As more people have gotten vaccinated and the CDC eased restrictions,

we've been able to start getting back to normal, whatever that means.

But what about if that getting back to normal is anxiety-inducing itself?

We're out of practice at being social, never mind not jumping every time a stranger sneezes near us.

Our listener this week is struggling on that front.

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