# In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time differently and are doing better than younger people

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/grannys-on-instagram-in-the-covid-19-era-older-adults-see-time-differently-and-are-doing-better-than-younger-people/
- Published: 2020-12-20T09:45:51-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Older adults are learning to cope with social distancing restrictions; here, a couple on a hike, wearing masks. Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Article by Marcia G. Ory. Time in the era of COVID-19 has taken on new meaning. “Blursday” is the new time word of the year – where every day seems the same when staying home and restricting socializing and work. As a public health and aging expert and founding director of the Texas A&M Center of Population Health and Aging, I have been studying the impacts of COVID-19 with an interest in debunking myths and identifying unexpected positive consequences for our aging population. […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com