Yes, in fact (for me) I don’t think it’s so much breaking things down than tricking myself into thinking there’s less than there actually is. I don’t start by washing one bowl, I tell myself that’s all there is to wash. And then when that one bowl is clean, the total amount of chores has shrunk by that much. It seems my brain can’t fathom doing all in small chunks, almost as if it couldn’t stand the idea of stopping midway through it for the day and resume tomorrow. It has to be either done today, or not done at all. The idea of half-done is unacceptable.
Yeah, washing one thing is simple, but a long sequences of things to wash is ensuring to think about… There are greasy things, crusted things, that all need different methods to wash. Also, it takes a long time for the water to become hot. Then drying…
But then, once the first thing has been washed, the water is already hot and soap is already partially washing the other greasy things! Might as well do a little bit more washing while we’re at it. If i stop, i have to dry my hands and wipe the countertop…
Yes, in fact (for me) I don’t think it’s so much breaking things down than tricking myself into thinking there’s less than there actually is. I don’t start by washing one bowl, I tell myself that’s all there is to wash. And then when that one bowl is clean, the total amount of chores has shrunk by that much. It seems my brain can’t fathom doing all in small chunks, almost as if it couldn’t stand the idea of stopping midway through it for the day and resume tomorrow. It has to be either done today, or not done at all. The idea of half-done is unacceptable.
Yeah, washing one thing is simple, but a long sequences of things to wash is ensuring to think about… There are greasy things, crusted things, that all need different methods to wash. Also, it takes a long time for the water to become hot. Then drying…
But then, once the first thing has been washed, the water is already hot and soap is already partially washing the other greasy things! Might as well do a little bit more washing while we’re at it. If i stop, i have to dry my hands and wipe the countertop…