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Enjoyment activities
Doing something you like, for its own sake. When you feel flat you often stop doing what you enjoy, and these bring a little of it back.
10 minutes or less 11
- Sing along to musicBelt out a favourite song, on your own if you like
- Make a playlistPut together songs for a mood or a memory
- Watch the sunset or sunriseStep outside and take in the sky for a few minutes
- Watch birds or cloudsLook up and notice what's happening above
- Smell flowers or herbsEngage your senses with something fragrant
- Listen to musicPut on an album you love or discover something new
- Watch a short YouTube videoPick a video that's funny or comforting
- Look through old photosRevisit happy memories on your phone or in an album
- Make a nice cup of tea or coffeeTake your time making a drink you like
- Light a candleLight a candle and watch the flame for a minute
- Buy yourself flowersBuy a bunch and put them where you'll see them
Up to half an hour 20
- Draw or doodleSketch whatever you like, however it turns out
- Creative writingWrite a short story, poem, or journal entry
- Photography walkTake a stroll and photograph whatever catches your eye
- Colour in a colouring bookFill in a page slowly, one colour at a time
- Play a musical instrumentEven a few minutes of noodling counts
- Try hand lettering or calligraphyWrite a few words slowly and shape each letter
- Garden or tend plantsNurture something living, indoors or out
- Visit a cafeSit with a drink, watch the world go by
- Sit in a parkFind a bench and just be somewhere green
- Visit a farmers marketBrowse seasonal produce and local goods
- Read a bookPick up any book that appeals to you
- Play a video gamePlay a game you enjoy for a while
- Do a puzzleTry a jigsaw, a crossword or any puzzle you enjoy
- Watch comedyPut on a funny show or clips that make you laugh
- Browse a bookshopWander the shelves with no particular agenda
- Listen to a podcastPick an episode on something you're curious about
- Play a card gameDeal a game of solitaire and play it through
- Do nails/self-carePaint your nails or look after your skin or hair
- Give yourself a face maskPut on a face mask and rest while it sets
- Eat a meal slowly and mindfullyFocus on taste and texture instead of rushing
Longer, or open-ended 5
- Bake somethingMake something delicious to enjoy or share
- Watch a filmChoose something you've been meaning to watch
- Go to the cinemaPick a film and see it on the big screen
- Cook a new recipeTry something you've never made before
- Visit a gallery or museumWander through art, history, or science
One a day, picked for you.
Bloom draws from all five areas, asks how you feel after each activity, and shows which ones lift your days.
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