Society is currently in a kind of "early retirement," says psychologist Stephan Grünewald. We have the chance to get off the hamster wheel.
The interview with Stephan Grünewald appeared on WDR 5 Morgenecho on March 14, 2020.
At best, this led to new ideas about how to shape the future, but also to beautiful ideas about how to shape everyday Corona life with new forms of cohesion. Like in Italy at the moment. The Italians, forced to stay stuck in their houses and apartments, don't want to let it get them down and are fighting the Corona crisis with music. After various calls for a "flash mob sonoro" - a "musical flash mob" - had already circulated on the social networks the day before, the time had come at 6 p.m. on the dot. All over Italy, men and women took their instruments in their hands, went to the window or balcony and started to sing and make music in a fresh and cheerful way. While some sang familiar melodies with their guitars, drums and wind instruments, others began to sing from their balconies.
You can listen to the interview on Stephan Grünewald's website:
Cologne-based psychologist Stephan Grünewald is the founder of the market and media research institute rheingold. Grünewald became a bestselling author with his books "Deutschland auf der Couch" (2006) and "Die erschöpfte Gesellschaft" (2013) as well as "Wie tickt Deutschland" (2019).
Phone: +49 221-466 828 0
E-mail: gruenewald@rheingold-online.de
