I know I know you are stuck at home working longer hours, kids are crying and restless and doggies are barking all day, you are eating ten times in a day and losing your mind because your common routine is off. The boggling mind you are experiencing is affecting billions of people all around the world and stress levels are at its highest.
This pandemic will result in major lifestyle changes in the future and how we do business going forward will change dramatically.
But wait! How can we help?
Our overworked mind needs stimulation and we all know how socializing with no face to face time is taking a toll on you. All we are seeing is blue light throughout the day from our laptop to mobile devices to the television and this can eventually lead to macular degeneration, kindly Google! A small change in your lifestyle can reduce this stress and help you find some balance that is beneficial to your mindset. That is why we put together some of our favorite hobbies and activities people are applying to their daily lives all around the world. This will not only stimulate your mind, but it will also give you that extra burst of energy you require to wake up every day and live life to the fullest because life is too short to watch Netflix all day.
So let’s get to it! Here are our top 18 activities we suggest daily:
- Build a Puzzle: Puzzles will keep you going for some time depending on the complexity and size.
- Read a book: I know it has been years’ but reading a book on something that excites you in life or business can elevate your mind and help you find new ideas.
- Meditation: Meditate every day for at least 30min to an hour. Listen to a soothing soundtrack or your favorite motivational podcast.
- Comedy: Watch stand up comedies, laughter is the cure to stress.
- Cook instead of TakeOut: Find a new recipe and make it. Learn all the technical skills to speed up the process and note down your mistakes.
- Train or Stretch: We all know how important exercising is. Breaking a sweat before you start your day can give you a major energy boost.
- Bubble baths: If you have a bathtub then use it once or twice a week. Listening to cool music with a glass of wine will make you feel superb.
- Reflect on your life: Look at all of your accomplishments in the past year and set up micro-goals for the coming year. Micro-goals (goals that lead up to your main goal)
- Fix something: I know there is something in your house or car that needs a quick fix, set some time with a reminder on your calendar, and get to it.
- Call your loved ones: We are professionals in video conferencing due to working from home in this unfortunate time and seeing our loved ones can be difficult. Set it up and get going!
- Look at your past years’ pictures: Nostalgia can be fantastic and can put you at ease when you see happy days.
- Financial planning: It is probably time to revisit your budget planning and make a note of the bad debt to pay off. Get your freedom fund going and look for compounding solutions to grow your savings.
- Future travel: Make lists of all the places you would like to visit when the pandemic is over. Put a travel budget together and stick to it.
- Plants: Planting is an excellent outdoor activity to get the hands dirty and the mind free. Once you see your plants growing you will feel joy and release plenty of serotonin.
- Pet training: Research the net on finding new ways of teaching your pet new tricks. Alsop spending 30 minutes a day playing with your pets will reduce high levels of stress.
- Legos: LEGOs are not only for kids. Get some LEGO Technic and start building your favorite car or star wars falcon. Expensive but worth it.
- Learn a new skill: Spoken languages, coding, analytics, artificial intelligence are a few of the popular trends during this time. Stick to something close to your passions in life so that no money is wasted or possibly falling bored during the process. There is plenty of free content out there.
- Power naps: My favorite thing in the world. You can get so much energy from one-hour power naps during the day which will help you be more productive in the evenings or when pulling a late night.
So I hope these activities will help you get through this when feeling confined to one space during this pandemic. Most importantly you need a daily routine and you need to stick to it. If you defer from it then catch up the following day and give yourself a turnaround time. Stay safe and take care and keep grinding.
Hope to see you soon!!
KCOMEDIA team.