Updated: 8/20/20

Below are some uplifting resources during this time of uncertainty and stress with the COVID-19 pandemic:

• Richard Davidson, the founder of the Center For Healthy Minds, discusses COVID-19 And Our Common Humanity. You can also use the Healthy Minds App to help manage stress during this difficult time or review the other resources in the COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has converted to filming from his house with short, funny episodes
• Take the Gapminder Test to find out surprising facts about progress in global health and well-being that has been made in the past several decades. For more information, read Factfulness by Hans Rosling
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is heavily involved in improving world health (for some details, see Inside Bill's Brain on Netflix). Bill Gates has been warning about preparing for a global pandemic for years. You can read and watch his assessment of the situation in a number of places (listed in chronological order below):
  • Thoughts on COVID-19 - from 2/28
  • Reddit AMA
  • COVID-19 TED Talk
  • CNN Town Hall - from 3/26
  • The Daily Social Distancing Show - from 4/2
  • Pandemic I - The First Modern Pandemic - an excellent assessment of the current situation and the steps needed to move forward
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Bill Gates - from 4/23
  • Yahoo Finance Interview - from 7/30
• Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, and Tara Brach have compiled a list of resources for calming the mind, opening the heart, and practicing compassion for yourself and others
• The April issue of The Stoic Gym and this list by Modern Stoicism have guidance for handling the COVID-19 pandemic by applying the principles and wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophical system
• Listen to Positivity by Stevie Wonder
• Read Mr. Money Mustache's post on why our collective social distancing and economic slowdown is an incredibly compassionate act for our most vulnerable people
• Sir Patrick Stewart has been reading a Shakespeare Sonnet A Day and LeVar Burton has been reading books for different age groups (children on Mondays, young adults on Wednesdays, and adults on Fridays) during the pandemic