At least we’re learning to bake bread: New York and nation reveal the bright side of coronavirus quarantine

People gather Monday outside Bedford Falls, an Upper East Side restaurant and bar selling to-go drinks to walk-up customers.(Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

They’re the bright siders, the glass-half-full people, the silver-lining sermonizers for whom everything was ordained for a positive outcome — and they make up three in 10 New Yorkers, a new survey says.

The survey by gadget and gear company EverydayCarry.com — which queried 4,500 people across the country — found plenty of these positive Pollyannas. Lockdown life has virtues to 41% of Americans and 29% of New Yorkers, the survey found.

Who else but these eternal optimists could sing the virtues of being locked down for eight weeks with no Starbucks or salon appointments or baseball or bowling leagues, with nothing to show for it except glitchy Google meetings, frustrating home school sessions and InstaCart delivery guys who show up with ground beef when the order says ground turkey?

But there are aspects of the lockdown that plenty of people will miss.

Nearly half of Americans said they appreciated spending more time with their families.

More than a third of those surveyed said the lockdown has brought about a greater community spirit.

Among the benefits cited were less pollution, more sleep and a chance to complete home improvement projects.

Meanwhile, 27% of those surveyed said they have become more self-sufficient during the coronavirus crisis, doing things they have never done before, like growing their own fruit and vegetables or baking bread.