7 Hobbies to pickup during Quarantine | Elamaran Selvam

This lockdown period during COVID-19 has provided all of us with a lot of extra time. To pass our time, we usually watch movies or be online in social media, but after some time, we feel a bit antsy doing the same thing repeatedly.  At least once, we could have thought of doing something different to spend our time efficiently and not get bored. Maybe, it's time for you to discover a new hobby!

It could be a bit difficult while starting anything, but when time passes by, you eventually end up finding yourself accommodated to a new skill or a hobby. Well, how to find your new hobby? Don't worry, here I have provided you with a list of hobbies which make you feel relaxed, rejuvenated, relieve your stress, and make a new way to enjoy your life.

1. Discover the joy of Gardening 

You don't need a huge space at your backyard to start gardening; instead, try with a small pot, a reasonable amount of soil, and some sprouted seeds. Spend a routine time watering and taking care of your plant, start watching it from day 1. You may require a little patience in the journey of your plant to grow, but believe your wait will be worth it at the end.

When you get more comfortable with your gardening activity, try to expand the count of your little garden. You can look out for plants that grow even without sunlight and soil too. More the time you spend with your garden makes you feel stress deprived, relaxed, and provides a greater sense of purpose.

2. Paint your wonderland 

Many of us are not aware of what we are super talented at, let us give a try painting. I agree, not all stood up with a painting brush becomes an artist, but it does pave the way for your wonderland inside you. Do not worry if your painting does not meet your expectation as what you have imagined.

I recommend you start sketching first with day to day objects, which we most relevantly see and use. Once you are more familiar with sketching, try to paint and give your idea of colors, this helps you to scale up to the next level. The more you indulge yourself in painting helps you with improving your creativity, provides an optimistic attitude, and boosts your memory power.

3. Start preparing your Homemade dishes

Even if you have not entered your kitchen till now, this lockdown is providing you an opportunity to go ahead and try some new dishes. Cooking is one of the most basic hobbies to pick up if you are feeling bored at home. From trying new recipes to cooking up something entirely different, you have got the freedom to experiment whatever you like.

 The only thing you need to be aware of is; if your dish turns out to be unpalatable, then you are the only one who got to taste it. Complementary to this, you better know about your diet and tend to consume some good food than ever.

4. Vision up your creative Crafts

A hobby that lights up creativity to your mind is making crafts. Mostly we all just know about making paper crafts, but there are more than 100 different types of crafts categories present, and some of them include glass crafts, fiber crafts, textile crafts, flower crafts, needlework, wood crafts, and stone crafts. It's up to you to choose yours.

One main reason that motivates all the crafts makers is, they are more curious about their work and try to become realistic in implementing their ideas. The bonus tip of picking crafts as a hobby is, you will have great presents to give someone for their special occasion and save your money spent on gifts.

5. Give way to the Photographer inside you!

In this digital world, picking photography as a hobby is an easy one to start. More than using professional cameras, nowadays our mobile phones do a great job to keep going. In fact, you can not always hold a professional camera to capture because photography is all about the perfect moment, and you never know when that moment takes place!

Creativity becomes your backbone when you choose photography, picking photography on the other side, encourages you to explore a lot of different places to travel, and you tend to love nature more. (Unfortunately, Corona has stopped us as of now to travel places). Even if you have zero knowledge of taking photos, just give a try; you will really look up for a different world once you start capturing.

6. Yoga and Workouts

The most faced problems of staying at home during this lockdown are stress management and getting excess fat. Having a daily routine, doing some physical activity keeps you physically fit and relieves your stress. You can start doing Yoga with simple steps, and you can find a lot of tutorials on Youtube and Instagram.

Picking yoga as a hobby helps you to increase flexibility, revamps muscle strength, helps to reduce weight, improves cardio and respiratory-related functions, and boosts immunity. There are plenty of communities available online to guide you step by step in the journey of Yoga. With all these benefits of Yoga, you can try once in your lifetime to taste the essence of it.

7. Try a new language/skill

Out of all hobbies listed above, learning a new language or a high in-demand skill will boost your carrier to reach the next level. Highly paid jobs during this COVID-19 are Digital marketing expert, Graphic design, Machine learning/Artificial Intelligence, Project Management, and Fullstack developer.

Many free online learning platforms such as Udacity, Udemy, Skillshare, Coursera are offering these skills at free of cost to learn. Like others, you can even refer to Youtube at any time for any doubts if you have any obstacles. Try these skills to upgrade yourself and do not miss this golden opportunity.

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