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At a time when millions of Americans are losing their jobs every week, the desire to find fulfillment in your work may feel frivolous. But purpose isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have, and the research is resounding. “Just like people have basic physical needs, like to sleep and eat and drink, they have basic psychological needs,” says Alan Rozanski, professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “The need for meaning and purpose is No. 1. It’s the deepest driver of well-being there is.”

These days, when it’s all too easy to hit the snooze button a dozen times, or to spend day after day answering emails from the comfort of your bed, having a sense of purpose is all the more important. Ready to find the meaning in your work? Look to the moments.

And here’s more on everything you need to know about working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

For more on working and leading from home, check out our guide, updated daily.

The Telecommuter's Toolkit

Who needs networking events when you have LinkedIn? With so many professionals working from home, there’s no better time to take advantage of the social network. Take stock of your network before reconnecting with colleagues past and present and reaching out to those with whom you could see yourself working in the future.

Managers, for every employee who is counting down the days until your office reopens, there is another who would love nothing more than to continue working from home. Here’s what you need to consider as you plan your team’s return to the workplace.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way your team works, but do you and your colleagues have the skills to tackle the tasks at hand? Invest in your learning and development with these four budget-friendly ways to upskill.

The Break Room

Time flies when you’re having fun, so spend yours exploring the Colosseum in Rome or Machu Picchu in Peru with these virtual tours.

Forbes Advisor: Efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus have resulted in a severe economic downturn. Past recessions and recoveries have followed four common shapes that describe the trajectory of key economic metrics. Here’s how to understand the shape of the COVID-19 recession.