Is folding laundry really a 'chore' or just a weird mental break?

I noticed this thing where people keep calling folding laundry a boring task that wastes time. But for me, it's the only 10 minutes in my day where my brain can just shut off and my hands do something simple. My sister says I'm weird for not listening to a podcast or show while I do it, she thinks it's 'productive time' you have to fill. Meanwhile my coworker says she dreads it so much she lets piles sit for 3 days before tackling them. Which side do you fall on, do you zone out or multitask through your folding? And has anyone else noticed how much faster it goes when you just let yourself be bored with it?

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emmag2224d ago

Does it feel like we're losing the ability to just be still with our hands, though? Like every second has to be optimized or filled now. I'm with you, folding is my quiet time, and it goes faster when I stop trying to speed it up.

rubys8024d ago

Is anyone else noticing their hands feel calmer when they're not looking at a screen, @emmag22?

rosebarnes4d ago

Rubys80, I used to get that twitchy feeling in my fingers nonstop until I started keeping a little fidget cube in my pocket for when I'm waiting in line or something. Just squeezing it or flipping switches gives my hands something to do that's not scrolling. The key for me was swapping out screen time for something physical like folding laundry or even just rubbing a smooth stone I picked up at the beach. It's wild how much calmer I feel after 5 minutes of that versus 5 minutes on my phone.