It’s time to go back to our roots and start connecting with the offline world again, here are some fun activities that could give you a palate cleanse from the dopamine high you’ve been chasing. Maithili Bachani lists 7 interesting things you can do instead of doom scrolling.
Play Board Games
It’s time to dust off the boxes and bring out the board games. These games were more than just whiling away time; they were about bonding with your loved ones and tickling a part of your brain that doesn’t get stimulated in the age of social media. It’s time to revive your Monopoly and Scrabble to tune off.
Meal Prep
How many times have you been up late on Instagram and couldn’t get up in the morning to cook so either you skipped a meal or ordered out? Meal prep involves planning your meals weekly ahead of time so you don’t have to skip out on nutrition; it’s a great distraction from your phone and benefits your health.
Listen to a podcast
Podcasts are a great way to entertain yourself or gain knowledge, there is a podcast for every topic from true crime to casual conversations with celebrities; the options are endless. And it allows you multitask, so you can be ahead with cleaning and organising your space without being bored.
Watch the sunset
Do you remember the last time you saw a sunset in real life and not on someone’s Instagram story? If you can’t seem to recall its time to step out to your nearby park or garden, take a moment and appreciate what nature has to offer.
Dance it out
Dancing is proven to improve your muscle strength, endurance, stress and anxiety. The moment you feel like rotting in bed with your phone in your hand, get yourself up and dance it out! You don’t necessarily have to go out; this can be something you do for yourself without any judgement.
Make Art
Art has a reputation of being intimidating to people who aren’t creative but spoiler alert, you don’t need to be good at art to make it. You can try origami, art journaling, painting, sculpting and much more; art is known to foster self expression and community connection.
Be in the moment
Lastly, do absolutely nothing. It’s overrated to constantly be engaged in some task or the other, especially when one is susceptible to overstimulation now more than ever. Sometimes doing nothing is exactly what you need to do.