--- title: Quarantine has changed us — and it’s not all bad description: We recently came across this article about habits formed during quarantine and COVID-19. These are trying times but the shutdown and stay-at-home orders have also allowed a lot more family time and reflection time to give back to yourself. Some of these new and improved lifestyle changes are some we should try to keep around even post COVID-19 distancing. 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These are trying times but the shutdown and stay-at-home orders have also allowed a lot more family time and reflection time to give back to yourself. Some of these new and improved lifestyle changes are some we should try to keep around even post COVID-19 distancing. Is this a new normal for some of us?  Here are 8 new habits people want to keep post-lockdown: 1. ![Smiling sporty woman running outdoors in park](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Smiling%20sporty%20woman%20running%20outdoors%20in%20park.jpeg?width=300&name=Smiling%20sporty%20woman%20running%20outdoors%20in%20park.jpeg)Reducing consumerism 2. Slowing down and putting less pressure on ourselves 3. Prioritizing family and friends 4. Ethical action and activism in our highly interconnected world 5. Exercising daily 6. Baking, vegetarian cooking, and growing herbs 7. Spending more time in nature 8. Working from home, if possible [Read the full article here](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/6/9/21279258/coronavirus-pandemic-new-quarantine-habits?fbclid=IwAR0tDjfiqEdRABaSJTDgxNCpjbTAH2ymLF34gwFUBiRbPd9dQ_70kT74QWY)   **What new habits have you formed during the quarantine? Will you keep them up?**   ![Brooke Kochanski](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/48d5f88bf8c5703384bc0b7fdb3126eb) #### Written by [Brooke Kochanski](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/author/brooke-kochanski) Marketing & Communications Specialist at Northwest AHEC This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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