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10 Ways To Spend Your Time Productively During Lockdown

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With the nation under Coronavirus lockdown, every individual is spending most of the time sitting inside at their homes.

For some people staying indoors can be a normal task, but there are some, for whom, sitting inside is a challenge. For all those individuals, who find sitting at home a daunting task, doing something productive will eliminate the inside blues.

Interesting Things To Do During Lockdown 

Many people complain that they didn’t get enough time to spend on themselves and crave for me time. But, during this lockdown period, an individual has a golden opportunity to spend the time in his own ways.

You can do anything, from reading books to developing any important skill. To know more about the ways to utilize your lockdown time, read the article till the end. It will guide you in making your lockdown time, productive.

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Learn a new skill

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Skills are always important, not from the professional point of view but from a personal point as well. The best part of learning a new skill is that it keeps you updated about the surroundings and makes you employable.

There are various skills that you can learn, offline or online. Some of the essential skills include personal development skills like communication skills and professional skills like digital marketing or artificial intelligence.

To all the IT professionals, you can learn coding skills and MS word and excel, as most of the time, you will have to deal with both the things.

Develop reading habits

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In your lockdown time, the best way to spend your time productively is by reading a book of your choice. There are various things you can read. Magazines, periodicals, newspapers and fiction books.

All these options help you in expanding your knowledge. While reading you can choose the subject of your own choice. There are different types of genres available in the market. You can read, fiction, non-fiction, self-help books, and autobiographies.

Reading also helps you in learning new words and improving your comprehension skills. It will help you a lot in preparing for any competitive examinations. So, grab yourself a good book and see the change.

Also Read: 5 Must-Read Books During Quarantine

Watch movies

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In a busy schedule, people find it hard to spend their time watching a movie of their own choice. But this lockdown period gives you ample of time to watch any movie you want. With the introduction of Netflix and amazon prime, you can watch movies of different genres.

The best part about watching movies online is that you have to pay very little and sometimes you can see the movie, without any cost. Watching inspirational movies can boost you up and will be helpful in making you feel motivated.

Write a journal or create a blog

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It is said that writing one article daily helps you in organizing yourself. It doesn’t matter, on which subject you are writing, it always creates a positive effect on your mind. If you are a beginner, you can start by writing about your own experiences. If you have even a small knowledge of writing, then you can start a blog.

With so many online websites and applications, you can enhance your writing skills. The online applications help you in improving grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure. By learning writing skills, you can even apply for a job of content writing. So, before you start writing, make sure you know about all the benefits.

Improve financial skills

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According to a survey conducted by the Indian finance company, it was reported that the financial literacy of India is only 26%. On the other hand, if you consider the financial literacy of other developed countries, it is in the range of 70-80%. This shows the dismal condition of Indian financial literacy. Therefore, it is good, if you increase your financial literacy.

To increase the financial knowledge, you will have to read the basic finance online. You can take the help of apps like Investopedia and Mint. Read newspapers like economic times and financial express.

Play indoor games

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The majority of individuals prefer playing outdoor games more than indoor games. But in this lockdown period, you can get your hand on indoor games. There are different types of indoor games, that you can play. It includes chess, carrom, Chinese checkers and Ludo.

Each of these games helps you in improving your cognitive ability. Games like chess and Ludo helps an individual in enhancing concentration power and strategy. Whereas, games like carrom, build team spirit. You can also play cards.

Also Read: 5 Fun And Interesting Games To Play During Lockdown Period

Exercise indoors

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It is obvious that the gymaholics or gym-lovers, wouldn’t be able to lift weights for at least a month, due to coronavirus outbreak. But you don’t have to lose morale, as you can also exercise indoors.

When you are exercising indoors, you can do CrossFit training like push-ups and pullups. If you have got dumbles at your home, then you can use that too. You can also add variations to your exercises according to your requirements.

Cook food

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Cooking is coming out to be an essential skill, these days. As people are going outside for work and traveling to different places, cooking food is becoming important.

So, you can utilize the lockdown time by making favorite dishes for yourself and for the family members. You can also take help from cooking websites and applications.

Listen to music

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The best way to spend your time is to listen to your favorite music. With apps like Wynk and Gaana, you can set a playlist and can listen to the songs accordingly. The music applications provide different genres like Punjabi, Hindi, and English.

Gardening and cleaning your home

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Last but not the least, you can do gardening and can water the plants. If you are a nature lover, then you can nourish your garden by cleaning the garden and trimming the trees of the garden. Also, you can help your mom by cleaning your house and making the look of your room tidy.

With these interesting activities, you’ll surely enjoy being quarantined at home.

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