Over the last 3 1/2 years, wearing masks and being careful about where I go, I've only been sick once (I did get covid one of the few times when I wasn't careful).
I used to get sick several times a year. I've probably saved myself at least a dozen bad colds.
There's no way I want to go back to "before." Instead, I wonder how I was stupid enough not to wear a mask in all those situations where I was at risk of getting contaminated.