A family closet is one of the best things that continues to be the biggest help to my life. I got like an Ikea thing that was like a low thing and I put a bunch of baskets in it. And for 10 minutes, you set the clock 10 minutes,you do dishes. When 10 minutes is done, no matter how many dishes are there, you just, you're done. That's your ritual for every day.
Let’s face it: if chores were fun, they probably wouldn’t be called that. Because for most people, life can be overwhelming – and that means it doesn’t always look like a cleaning commercial where everyone is dancing their way to do laundry, take out trash, or smiling while washing the dishes. KC Davis is a therapist, author, podcaster, and TikToker who knows that caring for yourself can be a struggle. In this episode, she shares how radically rethinking “care” tasks –like not seeing a lack of cleanliness as shameful, or viewing messiness as a moral failure– can improve our quality of life. She also shares small strategies that could help us take better care of ourselves, because we deserve it. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts