Are you feeling bored at home in lockdown? You had enough sleep, you had enough food, you had enough relaxation, you had enough talks. You have experienced all the things that you had eagerly waited for a long time that were pending due to the busy life in work or college. Now its time for you to boost up your skills and utilize your free time for your productivity and learn new things and keep your mind peace. Wondering what to do in this lockdown without going outside, here are a few tips to gain knowledge and learn new things, you can do any one of the following tasks. To do this you need not have to possess special skills, anyone can start and learn step by step:
1. Practice Yoga and Meditate:
Wake up early in the morning, refresh, drink water, and practice Yoga. Yoga is a set of exercise that influence on your body both physically and mentally and is popular across the globe. People practice Yoga to stay physically and mentally fit, it increases the mental concentration and boosts the immune system as the exercises involved in this practice works with the co-ordination of both the body and mind. There are specific exercises for specific body parts. Follow any Yoga YouTube channel and start practicing Yoga. Remember, do not expect results overnight by practicing Yoga, it takes years of time to become a professional Yoga practitioner. Just believe that ‘Something is better than Nothing’, instead of sitting idol you are gaining something and hardly it takes 21 days to build a habit, a habit that makes you different from others.
2. Learn a New Language:
Start learning a new language. Learning a new language has proved to have an immensely positive impact on the brain and helps to develop the cognitive function of the brain as it absorbs new patterns and learning. Try to learn at least one of your choice, it will help you in reducing the burden of communication when you visit that locally speaking place. With the new language, you will come to know the value of your own language. Not interested to learn a human speaking language, you can opt for computer languages like C++, Java, Python, etc. Thousands of online teaching websites or channels are available on the internet.
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3. Practice Arts:
Go ahead to practice your favorite art no matter what form of art is it. You can practice any arts like music, dance, sketching, drawing, cooking, creative ideas, decoration, etc. Try to practice art in a group with your family members. Practicing arts makes you creative and sharp in imagination as art is one of the greatest ways to keep yourself active and away from depression, as many people are prone to overthinking and anxiety in this lockdown. Drawing and painting colors will keep you away from negative thoughts.
4. Terrace Gardening:
Make your home look beautiful and terrace attractive by terrace gardening. Take 10 to 15 carry bags or waste buckets, fill it with sand and sow some flower seeds in a pot, and take care until it turns into a plant. Spend some time morning and evening along with your little ones. Repeat the same until the flowers began to blossom. Once the flowers have blossomed surprise yourself and your family.
5. Learn Cooking:
Cooking is the best way to kill your boring time. It is important to know cooking when you are living alone, so it is the best time to learn cooking from your mother. Learn the recipe of your favorite food and try to cook independently, try from simple cooking, and later cook the time consuming one.
6. Online Courses:
Take a one-month online course of your choice. Many free courses and paid courses are available on the internet, make sure the course you choose is your favorite one and it encourages you to learn more and it doesn’t make you feel that you are wasting time. Enroll in the online course program that is certified and assess your knowledge at the end of the course. The certificates will boost your resume. After the completion of the course try to work on a project, it will improve your skill.
7. Home Exercises:
If you are a Gym guy and don’t love to stretch your body as taught in a Yoga try to do a simple exercise with light weights. The weight may be any object available in your home. For workout technics follow any workout channel on YouTube, it is recommended that you follow exclusively one Gym trainer online to get the best result. If you are a beginner make sure you work out daily with limited weights and always listen to your body’s limit. Lifting weights above your body’s capacity will bring you in pain. This home exercise in the evening will make you feel better, makes you hungry, and helps you to feel asleep early and will adjust your natural daily cycle.
8. Crisis Research:
Do thorough research about this COVID-19 crisis like merits and demerits, steps taken by the Government and Health departments, failures of the Government, future impacts, affected areas, etc. Find all the factors that affected/will affect the economy and unemployment. Note down all the points from the newspaper, business magazines, and interviews of the experts, understand deeply the system of economic growth and revenue generation. Read more business magazines, watch documentaries on science and politics, and find out what are the failures of the Government in the lockdown. Considering all these factors discover all the business opportunities in the near future, make a business model, and start working it. If possible give feedback to the Government or the Companies.
9. Find Future Business Opportunities:
The true fact is that the COVID-19 crisis will lead many businesses to vanish and more businesses to boost up their profits. IT or IT service-based businesses are among the safest businesses in this crisis as they only require a system along with an internet connection to work no matter where they sit and work. The businesses that are hit during the crisis are in a race to make their business more visible on the internet and connect more customers through the power of the internet. The website design and digital marketing will be their approach to get more visibility on the internet. So, this is a perfect time for you to learn web development and digital marketing as there will be a huge demand in the coming months. Also learn the editing apps like Photoshop, MS Office software, and all trending applications. The future business opportunity is not limited to only the above-said domain but also other domains too. Do crisis research, find all the upcoming business opportunities, evaluate yourself to which domain you fit best, plan your business, and work on it.
10. Make All Important Decisions:
This is the best time to make important decisions about your life that you were waiting to make since many months. Think calmly, take suggestions from your parents or partners, and arrive at a conclusion. Plan your upcoming few years and set a goal and make decisions accordingly. Draft out your working model in your personal diary and start working as per your plan from today.
As many peoples are on the field and working hard to fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease and you are not authorized to work or travel due to the lockdown, you may utilize your free time in any of the above activities and build a habit.
