50 Productive Activities You can Pursue While Stuck in a Lockdown
While the lockdown and the uncertainty of the situation might be frustrating to come to terms with, there’s nothing much we can do about it but wait patiently and positively. Here are 50 activities to keep you engaged, productive and positive during the lockdown.
- Read A Book
For the longest time I have been maintaining a list of books I want to read because someone told me about them, or I heard about them online or somewhere. Not being an avid reader, reading has always been an activity I have procrastinated from doing.
2. Go Through Old Pictures
Instead of letting google, or my social media handles remind me what i was doing this time of the year, I thought of going through pictures belonging to an era before digitisation. I may not have reposted them with a #Throwback but the simply walking through them was refreshingly nostalgic.
3. Learn New Words
I have made it a point to learn 3 new English words everyday! The instillation of new words makes you even more confident than you already were. I guess we can say it’s a “Boisterous” activity.
4. Start Writing
Writing is liberating. It may not be a great piece someone would want to read, to begin with. It can be anything out of the heart. Eventually, you’ll get better at it.
5. Organisation
I have organised my wardrobe, and honestly its much easier to find clothes now, although there isn’t a lot of going out that I’ll need them for. Organising my books, stationary and other miscellaneous items have also been of great aid.
6. Declutter
Get rid of things you nomore use. Donate clothes and books and useful items. Throw the things you know are useless to you and beyond any scope of repair.
7. Learn a new Language
Languages say a lot about the culture they originate from. This summer I logged in to this app- Duolingo and got to learning languages. The app motivates me to not miss a single day of learning.
8. Create a Piece of Art
Make something! Mould something! A candle. A small pot. Anything
9. Digital Declutter
For a a few months I have been procrastinating from cleaning my inbox. There are useless mails piling up and using up storage space. Got them into trash!
10. Online Learning
You can never stop learning. Login to websites like coursera, udemy, skillshare, etc and start learning.
11. Start your Youtube Channel
Do you have content? Do you feel strongly about something? Take it to Youtube and share it with the world!
12. Update your Social Media Profiles
13. Watch Ted Talks
Select a subject of your interest and see what the experts have to say about it.
14. Update your Passwords
15. Revamp your Looks
Try a new haircut or try colouring your hair.
16. Try New Cooking Recipes
17. Start maintaining a Journal
18. Family Bonding
Busy shcedules and digital times have gotten us closer to the outer world and farther from our family. Take this time to bond with them. PLay board games, or cook together or have a karoake night with them.
19. Discover Artists
Musicians, Theatre actors, Dancers — many artists have made pieces of art that await discovery.
20. Study
Study a subject you’ve always been intrigued by. I have begun reading about Human Psychology.
21. Styling
Try New styles with old clothes.
22. Workout
Don’t stop polishing up on those summer bodies, just because this summer isn’t outdoors.
23. Start a new kind of fitness
Yoga? Stretching? Cross-Fit? Boxing?
24. Plan your nutritious Diet
25. Give sometime daily for selfcare
26. Solve puzzles and crosswords
27. Learn a new Software
28. Read Magazines
I have stacked up tens of Nat Geo magazines for over years now. Finally found a good time to get to them.
29. Indulge In Poetry
30.Learn a Musical Instrument
I have a keyboard at home. But if I wanna try another musical intrument, there’s Garage Band for apple users.
31. Solve Math Problems
32. Study World Politics and Economics
33. Sketch, Paint, Doodle
34. Try Stitching or Embroidery
35. Glass Painting
36. Video Games
37. Indoor Games
Table tennis or just throw-catch with a ball.
38. Meditation
39. Binge watching Movies and Shows
40. Make a List of Things to Do post-lockdown
41. Make a List of places to travel to and plan those travels
42. Photography
CLick pictures of your family, pets, or still life
43. Dance
44. Sing
45. Dig deep into Conspiracy Theories
46. Go on a virtual Date
47. Begin Networking for your Professional Career
48. Gardening
Ate a Lemon, planted the seed. Growing Lemons! Chopped some veggies, stuffed the unused parts in the pot- Compost!
49. Sleep
Remember the time you always complained about all the lack of sleep? Go Get Some!
50. DE-CLUTTER LIFE!
Love yourself. Accept yourself. Embrace yourself. Decide what you want in life.Who you want in life. De-clutter, Organise, Plan, Implement.
