TOP 15 THINGS TO DO WHEN STUCK AT HOME
As social gathering places like pubs and restaurants are closed, sporting events are being cancelled and concerts are being postponed, we have no choice but to stay cooped up in our homes and adapt to new, social distancing rules.
Although remaining inside is the best way to protect ourselves from the epidemic and help flatten the curve of daily cases, it can also lead to a collateral evil; boredom and cabin fever.
Whether you’re stuck at home on your own, with flatmates, kids, or parents, we’ve put together a list of 15 things you can from the comfort of your home to help you remain sane whilst deepening your silhouette on your sofa.
1. A personality test that will reveal the true You!
Cut 15 minutes out of your day and get acquainted with your true self with the Truity TypeFinder Personality Test based on the famous Meyers-Briggs personality assessment, The Truity TypeFinder test will give you a four letter personality code and will explain how and why your one-of-a-kind profile fits within that code.
Who knows, this might be in insight you have always needed into better understanding your flatmates or family - and that is definitely key during isolation!
2. Who can type the fastest? Challenge your friends to the ultimate keyboard race
Are you a Fast & Furious type of person who likes the adrenaline of racing through life and proving you really are the fastest worker around? Then test your typing speed and compete against others with TypeRacer and get fired up as your ranking increases! But don’t worry, if you need a lap to get warmed up or high-stakes competition isn’t really your thing, you can start with a friendly practice round instead.
3. How would you draw an abstract object? Will your friends be able to guess what you’re drawing? Find out with Drawasaurus!
If your alter-ego is the type of person who wears a beret, always has a brush in his hands and somehow speaks French then prove your creative skills and unleash your creative self with Drawasaurus. Create a team and and a room for you to entertain your remote friends with a Pictionary inspired game of guessing and mouse-drawing skills. How long will it take them to guess what you’re drawing?
This is a great one for remote teams - we have tried and tested it! Send the link to your google hangouts, Skype, or slack platforms and get the competition started!
4. Physical Cabin Fever? Travel from one wiki page to another in the least amount of time possible with the wiki game!
Soak up general knowledge whilst you traverse from one Wikipedia page to the other. The objective of the game is to get from the start page to the goal with the fewest clicks in the least time possible. Test out the Wiki Game (that’s right, you might be stuck but you can still race and travel in the internet dimension).
5. The perfect writing exercises to get your J.K. Rowling career up and started
Experiencing the dreaded writer’s block? Can’t put together two sentences without having to cry for help to your flatmate asking “What is that thing that does that called?” Clear your thoughts and compose a creative short story or poem following Julia Bell’swriting exercises, extracted for free from her book “The Creative Writing Coursebook” and get your “toilet roll-shortage nightmare” story published!
6.Is it your dream to make the world smile? Take your chances by creating the world’s funniest memes with this easy to use platform.
Create your own memes and share your inside jokes with your friends with the Meme Generator. You can share experiences, opinions, and feelings easily by using an image with a funny or relatable caption and transform a bad thought or feeling into something to laugh about for hours! Who hasn’t spent hours scrolling through memes before? Now is your chance to shine a smile on everyone else.
7. Feeling stuck at home? Give the Stuck at Home Scavenger Hunt a try, complete 12 fun challenges and share them with the world!
Challenge your creative side and bring out your competitive self as you work your way through riddles, puzzles and offbeat tasks in the brand new Stuck At Home Scavenger Hunt. Whether you’re in this with your family (especially those with children as the schools are closed), flatmate, boyfriend, grandma or on your own I can assure you’re bound to have a great time, all you need is your imagination.
8. Voice your ideas and get them heard! Set up your very own podcast with Anchor
If you are friendly, outgoing, talkative and struggling to get your words heard because of isolation, then it’s time to you to create your own Podcast and let your chatter spread faster then the virus with Anchor
9.Want to travel the world without leaving your couch? Try inspirock, select a location to visit and start planning your route!
About to punch through your thin walls and escape? Don’t ruin your walls and instead plan your ideal virtual escape complete with restaurants, hotels and things to do on inspirock. (Pro-tip: if you don’t actually book you get the experience for free) and save your punching for your next boxing class.
10. Don’t fall into Quarantine Slumber and workout with us!
Don’t let the confinement be the excuse that makes you slip off your fitness routine, stay on track by using the infinite “at home fitness workouts” source available on Pinterest (or start with doing bicep curls with your TV Remote control). Whether it is leg day, you’re looking for a full body HIIT or trying to get that upper body strength fired up, you’re sure to find plans that will keep you fit for the next 20 years!
11.Reinvent your home with easy and accessible decor hacks
After endless days spent in our houses, we grow tired of seeing the same old chair tucked into the same old table with the same old pictures hung on those dull-colored walls. It’s time to spruce up your living space and make your house oozes with character and personality with these creative decor hacks!
12.Spice up your recipe book and get the YUM you deserve at the dinner table!
We are creatures of habit and we get stuck in the same routines, dishing out the same recipes over and over again for the delight of our friends and family. As our routines have already been turned upside down and we’re stuck at home all day, it’s the best time to play around with familiar traditional plates and wow your dinner guests (stuck at home friends)! But don’t worry, we don’t expect you to be Jamie Oliver, here’s some exclusive recipes for you to follow
13. Learn a new language in only 10 minutes a day for free!
Always wanted to make a trip to Paris but don’t even know how to say yes in French? Ne t'inquiète pas, with Duolingo you can learn languages for free from the comfort of your home! If you’re tight on time you can do a quick 10-15 minutes learning window to fit in with your schedule so no more excuses, grab a baguette and start learning! (bonus points, if you learn latin… you can speak your thoughts without anyone understanding you) ;)
14. Treat yourself to a virtual day out!
We have something for all of the nosey and curious! Thanks to Google Art and Culture, you will be able to explore over 2000 museums and explore cities, landmarks, watch live ballet performances and have a walk in famous artists studios and houses. Always wanted to see what’s inside Frida Kahlo’s studio? Fancy taking a tour about New Delhi street art? Take a look at the website and scroll through content that will keep you busy for the next 3 years.
15. Feeling low? Watch some empowering talks!
I can hear you singing along to Celine Dion from here, turn off your sad playlist and head over to TEDxTalks for a moral boost! You can find insightful videos to cover almost every topic (I learnt how to proof read thanks to one of their hack talks). If Self-Isolation is giving you a premature life crisis, maybe give Susan David’s “How to be your best self in times of crisis” talk a shot and see if it boosts your moral! There’s lots of content ranging from tech to design to entertainment and just wellbeing so if you have fallen into the senseless part of the youtube video community, pick yourself up and watch something that will inspire you! (They also have a daily podcast channel)
There you go, you’re safe and entertained for at least the next couple of months!