Top 20 Things To Do In Lockdown

What to do in this lockdown? What are the best things to do during this lockdown to stay productive? How can I utilise this lockdown time? I had these questions in my mind before I actually found out what to do to be productive. 

This topic relates to all the students, employees who are not working and working remotely, self employed, homemakers, elderly people, professionals who are staying at home due to lockdown without any difference in age group. 

So here are the Top 20 Productive Things to do in Lockdown.

1)Eat Healthy:

We have now got a good opportunity to choose what you intake rather than to have outside and junk food. Include healthy foods, reduce your sugar intake, add fresh fruits and vegetables, leafy vegetables and salad to your diet. Check out my recipe to stay fit.

2)Drink more Water: 

When we stay at home, there is a possibility to forget drinking water. I maintain a personal water bottle at home to make sure this doesn’t happen and count how many times I am having the water in the it. Drink more water to remove toxins from our body and to stay hydrated. 

3)Exercise:

We are aware that the gyms and other  fitness centers are closed to maintain social distancing. For the people who are used to going out for a gym and also for  the ones who think they are slim and does not need any form of exercise, this is the time to think again. When we go outside, just to travel for work, there is some kind of physical activity involved which keeps the fit people not to gain weight. And the other people obviously need to exercise to stay fit. So there is no choice for us to exercise at home. Yoga is a very  good option even for a beginner. You can follow some YouTube videos to learn Stretches, Yoga and Zumba.

4)Organize your Wardrobe:

This is the useful thing to do to have everything you wear at one place. 

5)Read:   

If you want to be super productive, read books that will teach you something and help you in some way. There are many self help books available online. Check out this link where you can get access to thousands of books for free during this lockdown. What a perfect time to indulge yourself in reading to avoid the distractions in the world. 

6)Follow a Daily Skincare and Haircare routine:

Make time to pamper yourself with self care routine for your hair and skin. Find some beauty tips online to work on dandruff, oily skin, acne and more similar problems. This refers to men as well as they also suffer with these issues. So why not utilize this time to work on ourselves.

7)De-Clutter your phone and computer:

Create folders in your computer and delete some documents which you don’t need. 

Similarly look at the apps in the phone, uninstall the ones you do not use or use very rarely. And create folders, rename them and add the relevant apps there. 

For example, I have created a folder and named it “Social Media” and included WhatsApp, Instagram and other social media apps there. Transport, shopping, food, music and payment & banking are the other folders I have created for myself. I have done this few months ago but I am so glad that I did as I know exactly where each app is located which makes me feel that my life is organized.

8)Cook:

Cooking is not an art and everyone can master it well. It is a way of expressing our creativity. I personally enjoy cooking. There are many channels on YouTube to learn cooking. Cook some new recipes and treat your tastebuds well. 

9)Create a Playlist:

Create a playlist with the current genre of music and also including all time hits, old songs which you like so that you have everything at one place. Know how music can affect your life positively.

10)Don’t Change your Routine:

If you staying at home, isolating yourself or being quarantined that doesn’t change your daily routine. Make sure this prevailing situation does not affect your wake up time, meal time other daily routine which you had been following before this lockdown 

11)Spend Time with your Family:

The love of your family is the life’s greatest blessing. Spend enough time with them, ask about their wellbeing and thank them for always taking care of you, write some gratitude note to express your gratitude. Play some indoor games with them like carroms, cards, ludo etc.

12)Reinforce Communication in your Relationships:

Are there any friendships or relationships in your life where you both have stopped communicating for no reason at all? Now stop taking them for granted and use this time to restart communication.

13)Pick a New Hobby:

By spending few days in lockdown I understand some people thought they do not have any hobbies. Start picking a new hobby which makes you feel alive and interests you. It can be something like drawing pencil sketches, dancing, painting, singing etc. There should be something other than your work and daily chores to claim that you enjoy doing it.

14)Restart your Interests and Passion:

Have you ever seen something and thought “How did they do it? I should do this sometime”. That is your interest. Now start your interest and passion not to make it a career. You should have something to do which you enjoy doing it, which can relieve you from stress and which can take you away from this world mentally. 

15)Find Yourself:

You think you know yourself? But how can you truly find yourself. Make a list of things which makes you feel

• A genuine joy

• Interested

• Which gives you stability and cultivates your mind

And start working on them.

16)Upgrade your Career Goals:

Ever thought you should be doing something in your career which might take you to the next level but never actually had a chance to work on it. Now that the so called manmade life is paused for time, create a route map to follow once you are back to your work to achieve your career goals. I understand some people are still working from home. Click here to know some to stay productive working from home. 

17)Learn a New Skill:

There are many paid and free courses online which you can learn to improve your skills. Learn a new skill which you can add to your resume to grow to the next level or which can give you some extra income.

18)Set a Financial Goal: 

Where are you financially today? And what changes would you like to implement to enjoy a better financial life this year? This is time to think and act on it. Try some online side hustling ideas to create extra income. Create a route map and work on it.

19)Limit Yourself from Addiction:

Some people end up spending their whole day obviously doing nothing but just scrolling through the social media sites. This becomes an addiction for them. Instead focus on something useful and productive so that we do not regret this time once the lockdown is over.

20)Set a Target to Achieve during this Lockdown:

Set a target for yourself to learn something new, productive and useful in this lockdown. There are many platforms which provide you paid courses online like Udemy. Some of the skills you can learn can be

• Playing a musical instrument 

• Photo and Video editing 

• Digital marketing and so on

Try this Free Digital Marketing course on YouTube.  

Do you think I have missed some other ways in the above list to have a productive lockdown? Please do share them in the comment box below.

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I hope you’ll have a productive lockdown by following the above “20 Productive Things to do in Lockdown”.