Something that helps me clean (lemmy.world)

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Not diagnosed with anything but struggle with executive functioning.

I have a thing where I challenge myself to do five small cleaning things any time I get up, usually when I’m doing something that has a lot of little natural stopping points where I usually take a break anyway (eg, moving to next chapter in book or completing a level.)

The small cleaning things can be throwing away a piece of trash, finding one thing to attack with a wet wipe, putting away one laundry item, etc. Anything that’s easy to put in discrete chunks. I don’t have a dishwasher so it is sometimes even just wash one dish.

The good thing is that I don’t feel bad when I go back to my game or book, and sometimes I keep going after I’ve met my quota of five things.

I also bought some wooden dice from the dollar store, and I’ll write some tasks that almost always need to be done on them. This helps when I am so overwhelmed that I can’t decide on doing laundry or dishes. I can roll to find something to focus on.

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[-] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Good tips! I'll have to try this out. I also don't have a dishwasher, and I've found something that helps me get through it is doing stimming while I work. For me this has been whistling and singing because both are something I'm bad at but want to be better at. They take a little mental focus to follow tunes or remember lyrics, and the dishes fly by while I'm honed in on that. Your mileage may vary and this is not easy depending on living situation, but incorporating this has helped me a lot.

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