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10 Habits Proven to Boost Your Mood to Add to Your Quarantine Routine
It’s getting old. We’re getting antsy. Some places are doing a gradual re-opening while the rest of us obliged to “stay home to save lives.” There’s no denying that adapting to this “new normal” is tricky, and makes it easy to fall into bad habits and become greasy couch potatoes. And there is, of course, plenty of time and room to be potato-like right now, and I encourage you to enjoy that time while striving for more. Life is happening now, and just like before, it’s what you make it.
These are 10 proven mood boosting habits to add to your quarantine routine to help you feel happier, more productive, positive, and healthier:
Get dressed
Your unwashed hair and ratty sweatpants have a time and a place, and that time and place is re-painting a room in your house or giving your dog a bath, not in your every day life.
Even mental health professionals recommend getting dressed early in the day to boost productivity, confidence, motivation, and overall mood. You don’t have to wear tight, uncomfortable clothes, but for the love of god take a shower, and put on clean clothes that essentially aren’t pajamas. According to a psychotherapist, getting dressed will help you eat better, drink less, and stay positive.
