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Arts and Crafting Reading and Writing
Consider changing mediums, like switching from acrylic painting to digital art.
Experience art in a different way, like through a virtual museum gallery tour.
Use weighted or ergonomic crochet hooks or circular knitting needles and thicker, bulky yarn for fiber crafts.
Add thick, padded covers to pens and pencils, or try heavier writing utensils.
Dictate thoughts into a smartphone or voice recorder, then have them transcribed.
Audiobooks, short stories or podcasts may be easier than reading a novel.
Cooking Professional Engagement
Schedule weekly meal prep during“ on” time, when medication is at its most effective.
Take advantage of tools like non-slip knives, cut-proof gloves and food processors.
Embrace shortcuts like precut foods and batch or one-pot cooking.
A teacher could volunteer to help students with homework or read to children at the library.
A lawyer could take on pro bono work or mentor law students.
A handyman could teach others do-it-yourself home tricks through videos or blogs.
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