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12 ways to motivate yourself to clean
1. Think positively
Over the course of a lifetime, a person spends a decent number of hours cleaning. Perceiving routine as a hated burden is counterproductive. The podcast host says to focus on the positive: You're cleaning for your own well-being and health.
2. Get a reward
If the very thought of cleaning is painful, think about what awaits you after. Promise to treat yourself to your favorite sweet or pleasant leisure activity after you clean up.
3. Get rid of irritants
If you don't like the fact that your household gets in the way of tidying up, schedule cleaning for a time when you are alone. Don’t try to involve your neighbors in your work if their contribution only causes frustration.
4. Don't take on everything at once
“Waiting to deep clean all the rooms along with washing the floors and windows is exhausting before it even starts,” says the podcast host. Spread the load over several days.
5. Stay on schedule
How do you like to clean: once a week globally or every day a little bit? Try both methods to begin to see cleaning as an enjoyable routine. For example, on Monday - wash the floors, Tuesday - windows, Wednesday - sort out clothes and wash shoes, Thursday - wash the plumbing, and so on.
6. Do fitness, not cleaning
If you don’t have enough time for sports in your everyday life, consider regular cleaning as a workout.
“An hour of mopping burns about 200 calories. And if you do thorough carpet cleaning, the same result can be achieved in half an hour. You can spend the same number of calories for a full yoga class,” they said on the podcast.
7. Clean with music
Turn on an energetic playlist that will lift your mood and motivate you to get things done.
8. Turn off notifications
Anything can distract you from cleaning. Protect yourself from notifications so you don't neglect tidying up at the very beginning.
9. Deal with the difficult stuff at the beginning.
Do your least favorite part of cleaning first. The feeling of pride in the work done motivates you not to stop. Dealing with little things will become psychologically easier.
10. Get rid of rubble
Stop wasting time and energy wiping donated figurines that are an eyesore and collect dust. Throw away things you don't use. The main thing: get rid of the rubble irrevocably - do not store the bags in the pantry. To avoid the temptation to return boring interior items, take the bag straight to the trash.
11. Freshen up the room
Buying a fashionable interior accessory will help you realize that there is nothing more beautiful for your living room than a clean room.
12. Don't accumulate clutter.
It’s easier to wash one plate after a meal than a bunch of dishes that have accumulated over a day or two. Get in the habit of soaking your pans if you don't have time to wash them right away.
“Always put your books back, put away your cosmetics, make your bed - take a minute of your time. It’s from such little things that order is born, which is so pleasant to maintain that no motivation is needed,” sums up the presenter.
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