50 Productive Things to Do at Home during Lockdown || Ruby Granger

I really hope this was useful and gave you some ideas of things to do if you're bored :)

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FAQ:
How old are you?
19

What are you studying?
English Literature (first year).

What are some of your favourite books / some recommendations?
Cat's Eye, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, A Little Princess, The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids, The French Revolution (by Christopher Hibbert), The Harry Potter Series, The Odyssey (Emily Wilson translation), Frankenstein, Catalyst, Rebecca, History of the Rain, A Story of an African Farm, Fahrenheit 451, History of Wolves, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, The Institute, A Monster Calls.

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[lifewithdylan]

Ruby the only person who is actually being productive during this period...

[MsTigersever]

I’ve gotten into gardening over the quarantine period, I bought a small plastic greenhouse and I’ve been growing fruits, veggies and herbs. It’s fun and you get food out of it in the end.

[catherinemcmaster-christie]

1. Read a book
2. Sort through old photos
3. Learn a new word
4. Make a note of your best revision methods
5. Write a story
6. Organise your stationary
7. Quizlet
8. Make a candle
9. Digitally declutter
10. Properly clean your devices
11. Update your password
12. Do an online course
13. Start a YouTube channel
14. Write an article
15. Watch a ted talk
16. Learn morse code
17. Duolingo
18. Learn to do a new hairstyle
19. Learn calligraphy
20. Write up some positive affirmations
21. Try new recipes
22. Put together a cookbook of your favourite recipes
23. Learn Pi
24. Study
25. Write a letter
26. Organise something been needing to organise for ages
27. Alter old clothes
28. Do some cleaning
29. Start a bullet journal
30. Bake a loaf of bread
31. Do a workout
32. Stretch for your splits
33. Learn a gymnastics move
34. Do a crossword/code word/so dull
35. Watch a documentary
36. Start an ideas/dreams book
37. Read the news
38. Journal
39. Sort out the fridge/food cupboard
40. Write a poem
41. Learn a new instrument
42. Learn your favourite poem by heart
43. Make a new morning and evening routine
44. Learn to speed read
45. Make up anagrams
46. Find and explore new artists
47. Do maths problems for fun
48. Get all of your papers in order
49. Learn sign language
50. Check out the study tube project

[mk-vgvg]

“do maths problem for fun” that one’s not for me

[Anne-idzt]

I learned the morse code last week out of boredom. There are great apps.

My family hasn't figured out that my knocking is me insulting them at the dinner table.

[milliewright]

These are great! Some things that I've been enjoying are:
-practicing football skills (I've always wanted to be able to do keepy uppys!)
-drawing
-playing games such as the new animal crossing and the Sims (75% off at the moment!!) This isn't really productive, but I find both games can be very relaxing and a nice way to escape the situation (obviously only do this healthily!).
-Doing a jigsaw with my mum
-Having time to sit in the garden and do nothing other than listen to the birds and feel the sun on my face

Hope everyone is okay!

[GabriellaFitzGerald]

oh no. Now i want to do everything and I'm not sure there's enough hours in the day!

[EllyChang]

Through this corona virus outbreak, I’ve realized the importance in appreciating the little things in life. Having more time at home, I started doing some of the things like this video, such as, reading more, writing diaries, growing things, eating healthy, and last but not least, having family time. As a medstudent, i found that these little things are actually really important as most of the time I’m just really overwhelmed with life once the semester starts. Thankyou for this video and everyone won’t be depressed. It might be a time where we look back in life and take some plenty of rest. Praying🤎🤎

[bilwamokashi]

Here's some more things to do :
Read blogs / start blogging
Sketch/ Paint/Doddle
Try origami or some diys
Choreograph dance on your favourite songs
Sing /record your songs/ do karoke
Play cards / board games
Try different nail arts
Do chores in the house
( Feel free to comment more suggestions 😊)

[nafisasharif]

I organized my closet, Cooked for family, caught up with friends, played with pets and attended online classes 😊

[mariyamalshami]

Extra:
Learn dancing it's very fun
Learn body language
Learn self defensive skills
You can make crafted handmade stuff like kitting etc..
Draw or Learn how to draw
Crashcouse videos
Make a book review on each book you read
You can also learn some basic computer programming if you already didn't

[franziska]

this is highly unrelated, but I just want to thank you massively! The exam results for my dream scholarship are releasing tomorrow and while studying for it (even if it was five months ago) I used your channel to motivate and instruct me. If I pass, much, much, much thanks, and even if I don't, thank you anyway!!

[annamullan]

Yas Ruby, we really need this and I can’t wait to start cracking on that list. I’ve started relearning spanish on duo lingo. (I took it up to GCSE level). Loved the video💗

[detergenthwachae]

Learn sign language! In summer of 2016 I was soooo bored and came across a really cool asl cover of a song. It got me soooo much into it that I'm still learning and want to obtain a certificate in ASL, International Sign Language and Polish Sign Language!

[rosierimmer]

Could you do a day in the life in self isolation at home please?

[rochysmith]

I fully took your advice to clean out my digital space- I’ve been putting it off for literally years and my computer is so laggy. I just spent a few hours sorting through my files and cataloging them as well as deleting any I didn’t need, and now my computer is in the final stages of a factory reset. It’s weird how refreshed I feel just from this simple (but a little tedious) activity. So thank you!

[Julia-ooii]

-trying to keep up with tons of school work
- trying to survive my toxic family

[nsinha]

Ruby, You are the only one productive, and I got inspired by you to be exactly like you

[Abdulbasit-vxbq]

I’m so glad more people are becoming aware of the aspect of their overall health. Something that worked for me and helped me to improve my mental and physical well-being was Forwago.

[naomiworth]

Absolutely love this! So far I have had a huge clear out and spent a week deep cleaning and reorganising my room. After Alevels were cancelled I felt downhearted but I found taking time to reset so helpful and I can't wait to try some of these things in the coming weeks. Thank you so much Ruby!