For weeks Newsha has been under another restriction—self-quarantine. It has given her time to reflect on her past priorities, on her workaholism, as she puts it. She has talked to friends on the phone, caught up on movies at home.



She’s noticed another thing: “People now see how little money and status matters, and prefer to focus on what they love,” she says.



Read more of Newsha’s journey: ‘We are facing this ordeal all together’



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