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Good point about music. I have used the pandemic as an opportunity to get back at playing the keyboard. I have put it right next to my desk, so if I have to tak
by hdesh 5y ago
Good point about music. I have used the pandemic as an opportunity to get back at playing the keyboard. I have put it right next to my desk, so if I have to take a break from work, I can play it.
- tzs 5y agoFrom what I've read, a fair number of people had the same idea. E.g., https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/23/a-new-obsession-the-people-who-learnt-to-play-instruments-during-lockdown https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/23/a-new-obsessio... https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/learn-to-play-instrument-coronavirus.html https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/le... https://www.wpr.org/more-people-are-playing-instruments-during-pandemic-heres-how-get-started-yourself https://www.wpr.org/more-people-are-playing-instruments-duri... https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58556770 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58556770 https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/five-tips-learning-play-musical-instrument-lockdown https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/five-tips-learning-play-musica... Studies have shown that taking up an instrument does have excellent mental health benefits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368928/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368928/ https://consequence.net/2020/07/musical-instrument-mental-health-study/ https://consequence.net/2020/07/musical-instrument-mental-he...