5 Skills You Can Learn Online While Stuck Indoors

Let’s face it, sticking indoors during the lockdown might feel like a bummer. But that doesn’t put you out of options. Apart from calling friends and binge-watching movies and series, there is a lot that can be done.  In fact, you can make the most of this lockdown period by unplugging from the rat race and discovering ways to hone your skill set and expand your horizon.

So bring out your wishlists -- the lockdown is the time to turn your thoughts into  action. Get productive, and take up tasks that you have been yearning to accomplish. The best part is: you can do all of them, without having to leave your home.

Gain new knowledge and keep alive your sense of wonder. Let’s quickly scroll through a list of awesome skills that you can learn online while staying home.

Teach Yourself a New Language

It's time to learn that language you've always wanted to speak. In the process, you can open up a window to a whole new civilisation. Opt for online lessons for beginners and master basic conversational skills. Casual, fun and stimulating, language learning sessions are sure to broaden your perspective in terms of both work and leisure. Who knows? Your ability to master the language may someday take you to an exotic land. This added skill-set could also help you build new connections or unlock new possibilities in terms of work.

Master the Art of Calligraphy

Did you know that calligraphy has therapeutic benefits? If not, then it is time to discover the beauty of this visual art form. Calligraphy is no rocket science; it is a technique of offering shape to a stylized, artistic, and elegant form of lettering or handwriting. Easy-to-go online tutorials will be enough to give you the crux of things. You don't need special tools to begin with - a pen or ink brush is enough. Get playful with thick and thin lines and be in awe of this extremely harmonious, expressive, and skillful art form. Become a pro, and you might just get paid orders to create exquisitely-handwritten invitations and missives.

Get Your Hands a Bit Muddy

Go green, as nothing would be more soothing than watching the flowers bloom from your casement. Try your hand at gardening by following online gardening tips for beginners. Apart from flowers, you can grow a variety of vegetables at your home. The easiest way of having your vegetable garden is by utilising your kitchen scraps. Rookie gardeners can start today by checking out some of the great gardening hacks online.

Grasp Interior Design

Now that you suddenly have so much time on your hands, nothing can be better than redecorating your home. Rearrange your common spaces also the interiors. Look up the internet for interior design trends to enhance your abode. Work to attain a balance between space, line, form, light, colour, texture, and pattern. Rejuvenate your soul by achieving a more aesthetically pleasing environment at home.

Learn to be Mindful

How often do you try to fully relax? If you haven’t tried this yet, you have the perfect time to do so. Lately, the online world has been very overwhelming so consider reducing your screen time and cutting off for a while. Take a short online course and learn to be mindful by meditating to outdoor sounds. Step out and take a stroll in your backyard, sit for a while doing nothing. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds of the birds, the gurgling of water, or the wind running over dried leaves. Just calm your senses, meditate while listening to the sounds of nature, and practice mindfulness.

It's easy to resign oneself to the hopelessness of the current situation. But look at the flip side: there has never been a better time to learn something new and open up new possibilities, both personal and professional. So start today!

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