"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." - Haruki Murakami
Events such as a pandemic can lead to uncertainty. For many, unplanned events require immediate decision making. Happenstance Learning Theory (HLT) states that life is a product of a countless number of life experiences, both planned and unplanned. John Krumboltz (2009) suggests three steps in intentionally navigating and controlling for unplanned...
We often can't predict large scale shifts or changes. Whether gradual or sudden, change is inevitable and influenced by single persons' to grand events such as pandemics. Career counselors have applied concepts of chaos theory to help individuals navigate such situations. Some exercises recommend by Pryor & Bright (2006) suggest as it relates are:
Discussing how chaos paradoxically leads to formal structure and order, Samuel Won describes how Chaos Theory can shine light on many of the worlds most unexplainable happenings.