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Just Quarantine Things

How to make Lockdown more productive. You hear the word “quarantine” and automatically hear the long list of things we’re not allowed to do these days. But perhaps you should think of all the opportunities this slower lifestyle offers. Instead of sitting around worrying about coronavirus or feeling lonely, use your downtime to learn new skills, pamper yourself, and reconnect with what makes you happy. Just remember: It’s called downtime for a reason. So, don’t see this list as pressure or guilt to be productive every single moment but simply some ideas of things to do to get you through this tough time with your sanity intact. Here's top 5 things that you can do in this lockdown: 5. Make a post-lockdown list Make a list of all the things you are going to do when life gets back to normal. Keep adding to the list whenever you think of something new. This lockdown won't last forever, and it's good to have things to look forward to once it's all over. 4. Meditation T he me

WHERE TO BUILD NEW SKILLS IN THE COVID-19 ERA FOR FREE

Today the world is practicing Social Distancing. An average human spends 13 hours a day in social environment which makes the current forced isolation very difficult in practice. However rather than looking at it as a curse, we can look at it as an opportunity to spend some of the quality time with family, reliving vibrant memories and building better relationships. This is indeed the best time to reflect, to become self aware, to build new skills which you always wanted to but couldn't find time. This is the time to rise up stronger. Here are the best platforms to learn and build new skills: Coursera Udemy Edx Khan Academy Skill Share 1. Coursera Courtesy: Coursera.org Coursera is free to join and has made about 3800 courses free amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. It has courses from all backgrounds like programming, machine learning, data analysis, financial analysis, history, IT, biological sciences. Many courses are paid but you can access the course by giving up the certificate and