Coronavirus: Two-thirds of people wish to 'achieve' something during lockdown, poll claims

Many wish to learn a new skill

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Two-thirds of people wish to have "achieved" something during their time in lockdown, according to recent poll.

A survey of 2,000 adults found that 16 per cent wanted to learn how to grow vegetables, one-quarter wanted to learn a new language and one-tenth wanted to improve their fitness.

More than 60 per cent were planning - or had already started - a regime of self-improvement while forced to stay at home.

A spokesperson for Lottoland, which commissioned the research, said: “There are lots of positives to an enforced time spent indoors.

“During this unusual time, it would be so easy to give in to the bad mood, worry all day, and focus on all the things you can’t do.

“Instead, as this research clearly indicates, many adults are choosing to use the time wisely, and in a really encouraging way.”

Eight in 10 adults said that even though they were missing out on the things they normally do, they were still trying to make the best of it.

As such, four in 10 were convinced they would come out of the current crisis "a better person", according to the OnePoll research.

It is not only adults who wished to improve themselves, six in 10 of parents polled were trying to get children to learn new skills.

They will earn how to clean the house and help with the growing of vegetables.

The majority of people in Britain are in a household of two, with 15 per cent in a home with four people, and 6 per cent with five or more.

Nearly half of respondents believed the coronavirus crisis had brought their family closer together than they were before lockdown.

Just under two-thirds said they think the nation shines during a time of crisis, and Britain comes together to tackle the issue at hand

SWNS