Woman Uses Timers to Intentionally Increase Stress During Cleaning
By
The Onion Staff
More crust than filling. Mostly air.
Summary
A local woman from Coppell, Texas intentionally sets timers to make her cleaning chores more stressful, explaining that she prefers to break cleaning sessions into 15-minute chunks to experience repeated failures rather than just one. She claims the added pressure helps her feel incompetent as she rushes through tasks.
Key quotes
· 3 pulled"I just like adding a layer of panic to the stress of doing a bunch of chores I hate"
"I prefer to break a long cleaning session into 15-minute chunks so that I can fail repeatedly instead of just once"
"That added pressure keeps me focused on feeling incompetent as I race through barely cleaning the bathroom"
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