The most common thing that people are facing during COVID-19 is boredom, sitting at home all day can make a person dull. Boredom is an unpleasant emotional state in which a person feels a lack of interest, demotivated, and difficulty in concentrating on activities.

Here are 10 things that you can do when you are bored:

  1. DIY

    Start a new ‘Do It Yourself’ project to showcase your creativity. You can make your own DIY face mask, lip balm, bath bomb, tea or coffee cup with messages, and things like that. You can easily find the one that interests you and start working on it!

  2. Read a book

At this time of the year when travelling seems like a dream, you can still travel the world. Pick a book of your favourite genre or author and travel the world through written words on the pages. There are whole new places waiting for you to explore them from a corner of your room.

  1. Virtual games with friends and family

Not being able to meet and play with your friends and family can make you disheartened. But do not worry digital world has made that easy for us. There are various platforms that you can try to have fun with your loved ones like Pictionary, Houseparty, UNO, Monopoly and the list goes on!  

  1. Experiment with food recipes

Don’t feel like eating the usual dish then why not try a new cuisine to surprise your taste buds? Cooking is a therapeutic activity that can enlighten your mood and good food can make you the happiest, coz why not! You can follow a new chef on YouTube and start experimenting!!

  1. Learn a new language

It is always great to learn more than one language, then why not today? You can start your lessons and learn from home sitting on your chair! Download Duolingo app or learn from YouTube now!

  1. Complete an online course

Various platforms are providing online course which you can acquire and add it to your resume. Platforms like coursera.org, LinkedIn, Hootsuite, British Council, etc are providing both free and paid courses.

  1. Redecorate/ rearrange your room

A little change in your room can make you feel different. Make some changes in your room like hanging a new painting on the wall, changing the position of furniture, adding some plants and artifacts, and decorating your walls with fairy lights with photographs. Decorate it with your favorite theme, taking ideas from Pinterest.

  1. Attend a virtual event

Usually at this time of the year, various summer events are hosted that you can enjoy with your family and friends but this year it is quite different. There are various Online events that you can attend and enjoy while sipping a drink at comfort of your home. Eventbrite has many listings of events happening online that you can be a part of.

  1. Start a journal

When you are bored and fiddle with your thoughts it is time to start a new journal to put them down on a paper. Writing your thoughts on a piece of paper can help you relieved. To make it more interesting you can draw or sketch your thoughts.

  1. Watch inspirational videos

Sometimes listing to inspirational and motivational videos can help you feel relaxed. There are various motivational speakers that you can follow on YouTube. The best inspirational platform to get your motivation is TEDx Talks.

 

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