To effectively cope with household chores, put a timer

in psychology •  7 years ago 

If you are one of those who easily and calmly maintain the order of the house, this article is not for you. Well, if you constantly postpone household chores, and then are afraid to approach them, try this method.

With a timer, you will see how little time actually goes into an unpleasant task.

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Of course, there are duties that you can not handle in 5 or 10 minutes. But the timer will also help with them. To clean the whole apartment at a time is very tiring. Instead, alternate between 20-minute cleaning intervals with 10-minute breaks.

When you see how much you can do in 20 minutes, you will stop perceiving cleaning according to the "all or nothing" principle.

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In addition, the timer will help you start when doing business is quite lazy. Put it on for 10 minutes and promise yourself not to spend a minute more. After 10 minutes you can survive. Most likely, you will end even before the timer signal sounds.

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