| Tango01 | 25 May 2020 3:00 p.m. PST |
"Many people have been using their extra time during the coronavirus lockdown wisely and have adopted new habits to keep themselves busy. In fact, a recent survey of 2,000 British adults reveals that 43% of people feel they've "changed their ways for the better" as a result of all the time inside these past few months. Researchers sought to learn how habits and daily lives have changed as a result of the lockdown. Nearly half of those surveyed expect to keep up these new hobbies, skills, and daily habits they've taken on after the lockdown restrictions are lifted. Learning new computer skills, creating podcasts, participating in online fitness classes and going for long walks are some of the new activities people have turned to as a new means to occupy their time…"
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| Gear Pilot | 25 May 2020 3:27 p.m. PST |
No. I'm exercising less, eating worse, and buying more. |
| Garand | 25 May 2020 3:27 p.m. PST |
I have been occupying myself by learning Spanish. Also completing a lot of projects as well. Damon. |
Frederick  | 25 May 2020 5:11 p.m. PST |
Probably I now use the exercise bike every day and eat a lot more home-cooked food |
| brass1 | 25 May 2020 5:50 p.m. PST |
I have trouble with aphasia and some neurological crap that makes my legs decide to do things not ordered by BodyHQ. These have been around since before the lockdown, so my life hasn't changed that much. FWIW, s very nice lady called me this morning to tell me that my COVID-19 test was negative. LT |
| jurgenation | 25 May 2020 6:50 p.m. PST |
I;m painting more..got back into drawing and inking .and started plane watching at the local small airport |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 25 May 2020 6:56 p.m. PST |
Definitely for the better: exercise, food, time with wife, meditation, painting and modelling, household tasks, spending less money. We ride our bicycles for an hour every other day, and do push-ups and stuff when we get home. We make a lot of salads and baked fish and chicken, and eat a lot less frozen meals and restaurant meals. I lost 2 inches off my waist. I bought a pair of cargo shorts at an after-Christmas sale. They fit perfectly then, but when I went to put them on when the weather got warm, they were 2 inches too big! As I said elsewhere, except for all the death and suffering, it's been pretty great. Of course, not losing our incomes gives us a solid floor for enjoying and making best use of down time. |
| Mr Elmo | 25 May 2020 6:58 p.m. PST |
The best meme I saw was: Coronavirus didn't break society; it revealed what was already broken. Did it make me a better person? Maybe but it has made me more libertarian. |
| Leadjunky | 25 May 2020 7:08 p.m. PST |
Realised just how much we normally spend eating out and just general browse shopping. Wife and I are both essential workers so nothing much else has changed except spending all of our free time together. |
| ZULUPAUL | 26 May 2020 2:43 a.m. PST |
Some, taken more time in prayer & spiritual reading. As far as the hobby, I've dug out some old projects and painted more figures in the "gulag time" as I call it than in the past year. |
 etotheipi  | 26 May 2020 6:38 a.m. PST |
Huge benefits in terms of physical activity and mental wellness. I was on a "maxflex" schedule prior to contagion control measures. While the joke is that means I am allowed to come in early and leave late, the reality is I am required to put in 80 hours every other week but with no fixed schedule. This works well for my analytic and engineering tasks. Basically, it means I can surge and compensate within the two week window without filling out paperwork for schedule variance. It's also nice when you work with people in all time zones (though not at the same time … usually ;). And it let me come into the office early (0530, 0600, etc.) to defeat the "last bastard". If you stay until 1700, you get an email at 1705; stay to 1800 and you get one at 1803; 1900 and then 1937. Some time between midnight and 0400 it seems to slow down so coming in early (and leaving early) is nice. With massive, continuous telework from home, I can start early (0500) and leave late (1800) and take meaningful hour-long breaks for yardwork, painting, etc. |
| Tango01 | 26 May 2020 12:35 p.m. PST |
Good for all! … (smile)
If you have not lost your job of course…
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| Shagnasty | 26 May 2020 12:43 p.m. PST |
Nope. My life was much like lock down even before the "pandemic." The main difference, a huge one, has been the loss of my regular Sunday game. |
 Legion 4 | 26 May 2020 9:10 p.m. PST |
Getting a lot of painting done and working on my wargame TO&Es… along with gaining a little weight. So I call it, I'm breaking even !  |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 27 May 2020 1:29 p.m. PST |
Judging some of the discussions of quarantines, I am afraid it made many of us just "more" of whatever we were before: Tribal |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 May 2020 6:00 p.m. PST |
Also, did I mention naps? I started taking the occasional nap when I turned 40. Since the shelter-in-place started, it's become almost daily, a nice 1/2 hour or so, usually on the sofa. At first I thought it was because my body was getting used to the dramatic reduction in caffeine. Now I realize that it was my body getting to used napping. In fact, I think I'll go lie down now. |
| Legion 4 | 28 May 2020 8:43 a.m. PST |
I am afraid it made many of us just "more" of whatever we were before: Tribal You say that like it's a bad thing ! When all this Chinese COVID pandemic started, one of my old army buddies asked if I had enough ammo. I said of course … There were too many loonies out there before COVID ! So that number certainly won't go down.
Naps ! Oh yes ! Those have worked their way into my daily training schedule !
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