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Taking Advantage of Your Time in Lockdown: Approaches That Will Make big Differences

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Everybody’s got their own opinion of what time in lockdown is really useful for right now. There are many people like us who are able to have fun during this difficult time, but there are others who are biting their nails throughout the entire process, waiting for life to return to normality.

However anxious you feel right now, it’s the perfect opportunity to make a few changes to your life. Making the most of lockdown can be about acquiring new skills but it can also be about asking yourself some difficult questions and getting yourself ready for the next phase of your life when everything is back to normal.

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What are the things that we can all benefit from?

Preparing Yourself For A New Career

It’s times like this where you start to realise that what you are doing to earn money isn’t necessarily what you’d like to do for the rest of your life.

I know a lot of people who have joined Facebook craft groups during their time in lockdown. So many didn’t realise that this simple machine, along with a few tools and some vinyl could make them so much money.

Not only that, but the processes and the newfound community have been enjoyable too.

That is why we think now is the perfect opportunity to undertake plenty of research to find a career that suits you. Likewise, you may feel inspired by everybody out there that’s working to help everyone, and you may think about ways to do your bit.

But arguably right now you’ve got plenty of time to think about how to go about changing careers. There are those little issues before you go to a job interview, such as preparing your resume and getting everything together, especially if you’ve been in one career for so long. But you can easily get a free resume maker if you are rusty, and there are plenty of online courses for you to start diving into.

 

Fine-Tuning Your Fitness

We all feel that we don’t have the time to go to the gym three or four times a week. But the reality is that we don’t actually need to do this. Now, with all this time in lockdown is the perfect opportunity to think about fitness from a biomechanical perspective.

We spend so long being told about the best ways to keep fit, but we accept what we’re told. The reality of the situation is that you should focus on what keeps you agile and alive. Many people actually over-exercise. And there are plenty of resources online that can show you just what it takes to get fit without having to run a marathon.

When you think about it from an evolutionary perspective, we were all built to become machines to an extent. And finding the right workout routines that put your muscles under tension will give it the stimulus to grow back stronger. This is the bare basics of biomechanics.

Don’t forget to ease yourself into it. Go out and enjoy the sunshine but you don’t want to overextend yourself and end up on a hospital ward and exposing yourself to the deadly virus going around.

Asking Yourself What Really Matters In Your Life

Now that we have to stay indoors and have all this time in lockdown or keep our distance from people, it gives us the perfect opportunity to start thinking about the things that really matter.

When we look at our lives based on what it was like before all this happened, what will you do differently when you come out on the other side? You can make life changes in terms of your health or your career, but you need to take advantage of what’s happening right now to think about what is important to you.

We can spend so long distracting ourselves with pointless things in life, but now that we are having to spend a lot of time in lockdown at home we can use this opportunity to get to the bare bones of who we are.

A major part of this is assessing our relationships. Do they serve you well? Are you happy with those in your inner circle? It’s time to make big decisions.

 

If you haven’t been using it wisely, it’s time to take advantage of this lockdown. 

Of course we would love to hear your thoughts on this so drop us a line. Whatever you do, stay safe and look after each other.

 

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  1. jeff says

    April 29, 2020 at 1:26 am

    I really love these, Thanks for the ideas.
    it’s very helpful.

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