Skills that we can learn during Lockdown.
                     Skills that we can learn during 
Lockdown
Learn a foreign language
• Not every country is English savvy and so the first skill suggestion is to 
learn a foreign language. If it’s the famous Seoul palaces you plan to 
explore, buy yourself an online course on basic Korean; if you want to live 
in beautiful France, sign up for some basic French lessons and Japanese 
skills if you are fond of anime and their unique culture.
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Learn to cook
• Start off with easy YouTube recipes and ask your family to help you out. 
Learn making daily essentials like rice, roti, dal and vegetable curries. 
The adventurous ones can also experiment with exotic pancake 
breakfasts, flavourful fried rice lunches and easy-to-do delicious snacks. 
You won’t have to rely on restaurants all the time!
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Dance the boredom away
• While swaying and shaking is something you must have definitely done 
in nightclubs, you can polish your skills further and learn an actual 
ballroom dance-form. Subscribe to popular dance channels and learn the 
basics of Bachata, tear across your drawing rooms while doing the Tango, 
waltz and Quickstep. If you stay solo, then the International Latin Samba 
is just perfect for you.
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Painting and drawing
• Art classes and online tutorials are in abundance, but can also be done off 
the cuff as long as you have a canvas and colours to work with. 
Watercolors, oil-paints and chalks can all be found for little expense 
online, and are also a useful lesson to incorporate into home-schooling 
and keep kids of all ages occupied. If all else fails, grab a coloring book.
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Learn photography
• Avid photography fans or those new to the craft can pick up tips, polish 
existing skills and further your interest with an online photography class.  
Once you’ve started shooting, sign up for Adobe Creative Cloud, you can 
have access to Photoshop and InDesign, along with other editing tools and 
access to Adobe tutorials in 20-minute video segments for you to follow 
along to.
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Learn to code
• If coding is completely new to you, start with an online class such as Code 
Academy, which offers free classes where you’ll be set projects, have 
access to step-by-step guidance by coding experts and peer support from 
other students, all without leaving the sofa. Coding is one skill you must 
have in the future.
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DIY Make-up
• If the boredom is setting in and you’re missing your beauty salon for a 
touch of TLC, try teaching yourself to master nail art. While there are 
many makeup schools online, the best place we’d recommend is YouTube. 
Everything is free and there’s no shortage of experts to watch. There’s 
also the big YouTube makeup stars, who have hours of videos to binge on 
that will help pass the time, while you pick up a few tips along the way.
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Learn arts and crafts
• If you’re budget and time conscious, then learning origami is an 
inexpensive and easy way to fill your time, while doing something 
productive. Knitting is also a simple skill that can be mastered while you 
relax on the sofa, you can learn new techniques and seasonal designs such 
as Father’s Day gifts or egg cozies for Easter.
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Learn calligraphy
• The art of calligraphy is truly unique and beautiful. It is soothing to 
look at and a great art to master at. Calligraphy is a truly wonderful 
form of art and you can learn this from YouTube or any other 
website at home, to get rid of your boredom during the lockdown.
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