Shoutout to my weekly spread for finally making chores stick

After 3 months of trying random dailies, I switched to a simple weekly layout with a chores section, and I've actually done laundry every Tuesday for the last 5 weeks straight. What small tweak in your layout helped you keep up with a habit you always dropped?

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christopher7131mo ago

Gotta ask though, is "had to" or "got to" doing laundry really the measure of it sticking? I feel like making it a Tuesday thing just means you’re rearranging the procrastination, not the habit.

kim_patel891mo ago

Wait, isn't that the whole trick though? You're totally right, making it a Tuesday thing just moves the chore around, it doesn't change how you feel about doing it. I tried that "schedule it" method for folding laundry and it just meant I'd have a pile of unfolded clothes waiting for me every Tuesday evening, which is somehow worse (you know, because now I'd also feel guilty for not wanting to do it on a Tuesday). For me, it only really "stuck" when I stopped treating it like a chore and started doing it while I was already doing something I kinda liked, like listening to a podcast or watching a show. That's the real change, not the day of the week you put on the calendar.