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About

My Quarantine Routine is a phrasal template that features lists of sincere and humorous activities that some have adopted during the self-isolation period of the coronavirus outbreak.

Origin

In March 2020, when the coronavirus outbreak became a crisis in the United States, leading to a period of self-isolation recommended by health experts and enforced, in some cases, by government officials, some online began joking about how they would spend the time. Twitter ^[1] user @loud_socialist tweeted one of the earliest examples, writing "is going to bed before 1 am going to be my quarantine routine?"

Spread

Within days, people began posting their "quarantine routines." On March 17th, Twitter^[2] user @plntbasedcutie shared a list of activities with the caption, "My Quarantine Routine! this is just a general guide for myself based on my goals & what works for me! i’m allowing a lot flexibility with myself & not pressuring myself to complete everything. this is just to give me structure & a sense of control & stability." The post received more than 538,000 likes and 83,000 retweets in less than three days (shown below, left).

Two days later, the trend continued to go viral. Twitter^[3] user @KevinFarzad shared a variation that reads, "My Quarantine Routine I just wanted to share what works for me. This is just to give me structure and a sense of stability 9 am – 2 am: wake up & stare at my phone." The tweet received more than 668,000 likes and 111,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center).

Like some others, Twitter^[4] user @________z_____ parodied @plntbasedcutie's tweet by posting a screenshot of the Apple Notes application that just reads, "1:00pm-3:30am: vibe." The tweet received more than 451,000 likes and 100,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below, right).

On March 20th, Twitter^[5] posted an Events page about the various examples.

Various Examples

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