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What are your standards concerning house chores? (piefed.social)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I have been prepping my home for the last five hours and I'm exhausted. Couldn't really do it sooner because I was working. My family always make me feel bad when there is cat hair or dust somewhere. Is it okay to put the bar a little lower? Would it be okay to just do less? What are your own standards about cleaning?

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[–] 22 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Pareto Principle. Focus on the 20% of chores that get you 80% of your cleanliness. Just found this, which seems to give a decent explanation:

https://www.cleaningchecklist.org/what-is-the-80-20-rule-house-cleaning/

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Pareto principle definitely applies here. I have a similar cleaning pattern, with tidying and cleaning being grouped together.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'd be curious about the grouping you do. I usually do the tidying before the rest what do you mean with cleaning at the same time?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    It typically pans out that I tidy up the worst of it, then clean the worst, then proceed to messes that aren't as bad.

    It is difficult to clean when there is a lot of clutter, so unless an area is dirty but not cluttered, I usually need to tidy first. Bathrooms would be an example though where I may just need to clean.

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