I’ve had one bout of COVID
and it changed my brain.
I saw that immediately
in my writing.
I’d read the previous story
and the story I’m currently writing
and it appeared like
they were written by
two different writers.
They were both great stories.
They merely had different voices,
different styles of writing.
It took me
33% percent longer
(in my case,
an additional month)
to ensure the new story
matched
the older stories.
Because readers
(customers)
would be unhappy
if it didn’t match.
If the people involved
in your product’s development
had COVID,
they don’t have the same brains
they had prior to COVID,
and if they don’t have the same brains,
your final product
is unlikely to be as expected.
Add some room
in the product development schedule
for a quality
or continuity check.