New experiences every day are a huge part of mental health stimulation and they don’t have to be dramatic or mindblowing in scale. They just have to be something new to you. They can be as small as learning a word in a foreign language or visiting a shop you’ve never been to. They can be exploring an area of your city you’ve never seen. Whatever they happen to be, if you do something small on a daily basis, they can become a highlight you look forward to.
In the light of this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all had to stay home and our travel limitations have forced us to go outside our normal comfort zones in order to explore. The internet offers infinite new experiences and discoveries, from videos to artworks, interactions and information. All of this has the potential to be new to you, enlightening, inspiring and motivational. If you allow yourself to see it as such.
I enjoyed browsing a supermarket filled with foreign imports that I’d never seen recently. Solely because it was new to me.
You can make small things feel larger by simply giving them value. Take for example doing a new exercise variant or learning a dance move. These aren’t monumental changes, but they are new discoveries for you and thus new experiences. You’ll feel a lot better knowing them.