How to optimize household chores when living alone
Mundane domestic tasks consume significant time that ought to be optimisable, leading to a rut where starting and finishing chores becomes a struggle. This difficulty prevents efficient household maintenance and traps individuals in unproductive maintenance cycles.
What people tried
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- 1trying to devise something myself and haven't got very farDid this help you?
- 2Reading books or looking up methods like Dana K. White's How to Keep House While DrowningDid this help you?
In their words
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“I've recently realised how much time I lose to completely mundane things that seem as though they ought to be optimisable.”source ↗
“Now I’m literally in a rut, I know what i need to do but I struggle tremendously to even make a start & when I do start tasks I struggle to finish them.”source ↗
Where this came up
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