We often feel overwhelmed by the chores that have to be done on a regular basis. We clean the kitchen, then the living room needs to be vacuumed, the yard needs to be mowed, and sixteen other things need to be done. Set up a reasonable schedule to do your work, and instead of facing an endless chore, you will have a list of tasks to accomplish each day. With a routine, you will not be lost in wondering what's next.
Ernie is a teacher. He often tells his students that while he loves teaching, a part of him would love to be a builder. What is so great about builders? Ernie admires the fact that builders
have to do things in an orderly process. They start by laying the foundation, then they put up the walls, the roof, the floors. Not only is it orderly, it is also easy for builders to assess their
progress. At any time, builders can immediately see what has been accomplished.
Ernie tells his students that when they take on tasks, especially major recurring chores like homework or housework, they need to emulate builders. We need to set an order for
things that need to be done; otherwise we tend to start one job, get distracted by something else, then look around and feel like we haven't accomplished anything. When we approach tasks
like a builder, we finish what we start, and every step of the way we can see that we are closer to being finished.
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In studies of families, regularity in household routines improved daily personal satisfaction by about 5 percent.Henry and Lovelace 1995
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