When market players with different sets of values enter a market, they increase the variety of financial transactions, which in turn promotes financial market development and creates business opportunities. At the same time, it has a positive effect on the real economy through more efficient resource allocation.
One way to take advantage of a period of enforced idleness is to invest in developing your own personal skills and knowledge, through education or training. To do that, of course, you must at least have a source of livelihood, perhaps through a spouse who is working, or by moving back in with parents or relatives.