Many readers are probably guilty of using one chore as an excuse to avoid another—cleaning the kitchen instead of doing one’s taxes; organizing one’s office instead of getting started on tedious reports; or online shopping for “necessities” instead of updating the slide deck for an upcoming presentation.
OK, that last one is a bit of a stretch when it comes to the word “chore,” but hopefully the examples highlight a familiar phenomenon. Often, when people are stressed out about responsibilities, obligations, and to-do lists, working on small tasks that are simple, relatively stress-free, and technically productive can be very therapeutic.
