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7 Ways To Be Creative During Quarantine

Things you can do to make sure that quarantine isn't a slump for you, but a great chance to improve yourself.

Anish Punati

Aug 05, 2020

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So you happen to have a load of free time on you hands now, and you aren't entirely sure what to do with it. Here are seven different things that you can do during quarantine to make sure that you don't regret how you spent your time.

Hobby

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First and foremost, what do you want to do? The best and easiest way to find this out is to see what skills you are jealous of other people for having. It could be as simple as learning some basic card tricks to creating a new business, but figuring this out will be a massive help to furthering your goals even in the future.

Cooking

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Cooking is a basic life skill that every adult should know in order to survive on their own, and if you're stuck with your own cooking for life, you may as well make sure it's good. There are quite literally thousands, if not millions of videos online tailored to helping beginners learn to cook meal that they can love.

New Language

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English is a good language to know, and you could easily get through life knowing only English and never have to even think about anything outside the scope of what you know. However, only 20% of the world speaks English. That is 80%, or almost 6 billion people, whom you are closing yourself off to. 6 billion lives worth of knowledge you will never find, so pick a language, one that you like for the sounds, the look, the letters, anything, and learn.

Group Projects

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First off, no, not a group project for school or to create a presentation about a socioeconomic issue, but if that is what you would enjoy, all power to you. Pick something you enjoy, but you've never been motivated to finish. Find people with the same passions as you and get to work. Numerous studies have shown that being a part of a group motivates people to do more work and not give up. I personally think this is due to yourself not being the only person you let down if you quit, so go out there and finish that one thing you've always wanted to complete.

Online Classes

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This one is simple enough, and fits in with the whole "passion" set of things. But chances are, if you have a passion, there is a class online for that, and a lot of them are extremely cheap and/or free. And even if you don't have a specific interest, a lot of places have classes that are interesting enough to merit a closer look, so check it out!

DIY

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There is a world of arts and crafts that are left untouched due to being classified as useless. But that doesn't matter. DIYs are fun, regardless of whether or not the final product is something that you even need and/or want. It just having a good time and challenging your motor and creative skills.

Baking

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I know this seems to go hand in hand with cooking, but there is a difference worth meriting. Cooking's primary purpose is to keep you fed, while baking is meant to have fun with making food. Not to say that cooking can't be fun, it is in fact very enjoyable, but when you think of having fun cooking with the family, baking cookies and cakes is most often what comes to mind, so go and bake some cookies and cakes!

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

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7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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