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Death to decluttering: Why I’m saying no to isolation to-do lists

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  1. aphoenix
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    It's not crazy to have time to do some of the things that have been put off for a long time. I've been doing a lot of home improvement projects, and one of the main reasons is that we're stuck in...

    It's not crazy to have time to do some of the things that have been put off for a long time. I've been doing a lot of home improvement projects, and one of the main reasons is that we're stuck in the fucking house so I want it to be in the best possible shape.

    I appreciate that a mother of two is going to have a crazy time right now - as a father of three, that resonates deeply - but this article is just as bad as the ones saying that if you don't come out of the pandemic with a new skill, you just lacked discipline.

    There is not one answer to this. We're all in this together, but we have 7 billion different stories about how we're handling it together. We need to stop judging the way the other people are going through things.

    Here's my take on a different approach to an article. It's just the highlights:

    • Are you doing a thing that is making your isolation time easier for you? Good!
    • the end.
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  2. nothis
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    Well, I certainly do not feel like I have more time on my hands. First, I'm catching myself working way longer through nights and on the weekend, which I usually avoid. Secondly, even though...

    Well, I certainly do not feel like I have more time on my hands. First, I'm catching myself working way longer through nights and on the weekend, which I usually avoid. Secondly, even though there's some time available from not having to commute and no tempting social events to attend, it's not like the 1000 things on my todo list suddenly become feasible to work through. Hey, could spend 100% of my spare time working on them before, I can spend 100% of my spare time working on them now – only that now it's more hours! Not a very tempting proposition.

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  3. teaearlgraycold
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    People are smart enough to realize they have time for their old to-do lists. If they aren't working on it that's either because they don't want to, or perhaps they don't actually have the time....

    People are smart enough to realize they have time for their old to-do lists. If they aren't working on it that's either because they don't want to, or perhaps they don't actually have the time. I've been "living [my] best quarantine life", but that's because I have no children, I'm still employed and can work remotely, and no one I'm close to has become ill with covid-19.

    Something I've realized recently is that the "laziness" that I've blamed unfinished work on for years is really just a manifestation of anxiety. I don't mind doing work, but if something's eating at my mental health I'll refuse to do anything. So if my current lucky status quo changes I don't expect to be baking croissants from scratch or making my own sourdough and hot sauce anymore.

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