“One year of COVID” are the hot takes of the moment, from “Sorrow and stamina, defiance and despair” to numerical breakdowns to seemingly never-ending partisan bickering, and all points in between. We are going to add our voice to the chorus of COVID-at-1 stories, hopefully not in a nails on chalkboard fashion, but through the prism of organizational learnings, culture shifts, and most importantly, brain science.