Joy of Small Things Here are some quarentine experiences which helped me to change my perspective about life. Hope it gives you a positive outlook on life too. 1. Morning walks are really mesmerizing specially when you spend you full day in front of laptop/mobile screens. The breeze and the morning rays when hit you leaves you refreshing. You can also cross your daily steps goal. 2. Listen to the Old playlist. Go to the music app and scroll down to the last playlist that you have created, or listen to that 2005 song that was on loop once. 3. Catchup with your old friends. Call them up or have a group video call. Have a trip down to "THE DAYS" which you wish can come back. 4. Try new things which are different from your domain. Try cooking if you are the one who has always been the 2 minute cook, try baking if you have never tried, write a blog about the strangest or the wickiest thing you have done. Learn new skills like coding, origami, crafting, painting or try some DIY from the YouTube videos. 5. Since you are locked down at you home and can't hangout with your friends, spend a night with your cousins or siblings. Start chatting about the most random thing or share your dark secrets and by morning you'll realised even they are good friends. 6. The art of self happiness is very addicting. Once you start living by yourself, there is no going back. Embrace yourself and live by your own terms. Don't fear judgement or criticism, if you get them just let it go. 7. Have a routine. Almost all life coaches emphasize on having a daily routine to lead a healthy and stress free life. I had the mindset that having a routine is too monotonous and i want my life to be hot and happening. Well you should just try once and you might like it just the way I do. But remember taking a break from that routine is equally important and you can change your routine bi-anually or so. 8. Plan for your life, either personal or professional. Many of us would be just living with the flow and then blame that the "right" time has passed. Set a time frame even for setting up the goal, you should not be spending more time planning than executing. It can be even a short term goal of completing the online course which you started or a long term goal to lose weight. Set Goals so that you can later live a life without regrets. 9. Spend some time with family. It could be just once or twice in a week. Family time doesn't have to be just chit chatting or your parents giving you lectures, it has to more than that. Spend some time playing cards,board games, going through old photo albums or even discussing some current affairs. You might get a chance to listem to some crazy things your parents have done in their times. 10. Challenge yourself. The best way is to accept the challenges which can make you better. It can be as simple as walking 50k steps a week, avoiding fried and whites in your diet or just reducing your screen time. You can push of your limits and get a better version of yourself.
The lockdown in most parts of the country is relaxed. These 70-90 days of loackdown has given me the best experience and insights about myself which I dont think would have been possible otherwise. I have pushed my limits and have made many new habits, got the pending chores done and ready to hustle further in life. What are somethings you learnt and how you pushed your limits?
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