I think they share strong similarities. COVID has done two good things for me, at least one of which people say has been a revolution not seen since funk knows ... industrial revolution? 1) Work from home. 2) Learn to cook. (#2 refers mostly to men).
That's the first one that I picked I was born in a family that due to my mother's peculiarities had the 1'st World Problem: "I have no food. I only have plenty of ingredients to make food". So I taught myself to make possibly the best egg omelette on this planet... and this is where it stopped for 30 years. No need for more. Until COVID, in all aspects.
Cooking is science. It's not only useful but quite interesting, especially when experimenting. Most guys I know do know how to cook and often make better tasting food than women. I'm at a point where I can cook something with nearly any of the ingredients that are available. It is time consuming however, especially when making everything from scratch. If you want something quick and easy then Chinese style stir-fry with Indian spices is a good choice. Get a mandolin slicer to speed things up.