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1. Don't think too much about it
2. Turn on some music, get it done
3. Give yourself a small treat after you're done (optional)

Stop thinking of them as chores to start with. Those are opportunities to ensure you're prepared for whatever life throws at you.

Doesn't matter what it is. Laundry? Mowing a lawn? Picking up a bosses dry cleaning (is that a thing still?).

It sounds petty. Like some shit your grandpa would say in order to get a free chore out of you.

But it's also true. Every task you complete from getting out of bed in the morning to making it back to bed at night is in service to your life.

Some are positive, some are negative. But they all count.

Even if it's just the discipline you're instilling in yourself when you complete tasks that are less than enjoyable. Its value added.

And learn to smile. Even when you don't feel like it. The science on this is as clear as it can be. This one simple act, holding a smile for just a few seconds can trick you into thinking you should be happy. Even when life or your job or your chore sucks.

Stepping stones, not stumbling blocks.

Get a podcast app.

Consider reactive or proactive journals.

A proactive journal is when you make a physical list of the chores you're going to do today, such as on a whiteboard, and you check off each one as it's done. There's a little dopamine in drawing a line through or removing something you accomplished.

A reactive journal is when you have a diary or similar book next to your bed. Each night, you write out what you accomplished. Again, a little hit of dopamine for completing some.

I used the former until chores simply became a habit. Now I don''t consider them "work".

Ear buds are your friend. Whenever I'm doing some crappy chore - mowing the grass or raking leaves or cleaning the house I turn on music or a radio show I listen to. It's the only way I can get thru it. If my headphones run out of battery I literally cannot do it. lol. That's it for me. I'll take a break, maybe get something to eat while my ear buds charge back up. and then ill go back to it later. It's not even optional at this point.

Music.

Consider it exercise. Be physically creative to get the most out of it.

This is why it's important to me kids do chores at a young age.

Listen to really good music

Do chores in small doses. I do 20-25 minutes of chores everyday. I turn on a podcast, set a timer, and once the timer goes off I stop. The only exception is I finish the chore I'm on when the timer goes off (e.g. if I'm folding laundry, finish that chore instead of leaving the other half for the next day).

At first it won't feel like you accomplished a whole lot, but once you get into the routine of doing it everyday, it all adds up and you'll notice everything is much more manageable rather than becoming large projects that have piled up over time. It really helps to keep my anxiety about chores to a minimum, I feel like I accomplished something, and it doesn't feel like a total drain spending hours cleaning. Just remember it requires getting into a routine and you may need to set reminders to hold yourself accountable.

Do you need to enjoy them?

Lots of people suggest music or podcasts. IMO chores are a good way to give some free (non-stimulated) time to your brain so you can process whatever needs to be processed, which is necessary for mental health.

You don't need to be entertained 24/7.

Do it first before any recreational activity.

Play some music while you do them or an audio book.

Buy something to make the chore easier. Something more convenient for you the chore master.

If you enjoy one chore more than another make sure you do the less desirable chore first.

Chores suck (the bad ones anyway) but you feel better when they are done. Remember that. Otherwise you sit in guilt about not doing something you feel should have been done.

I enjoy doing chores. Because they are therapeutic.

I can wash dishes, clean a bathroom for hours. Because my mind is clear and I have zero negative thoughts. Instead, my mind consecrates on the task it self.

Think about the result. The reason to do chores is not because they are fun itself but because the result is something you want.

It can also help to imagine what it would be like if you did not do them. Like for ages. What would your home look like of you stop cleaning it? What would it be like after a week, month, year, decade? What would it be like if you stopped washing your clothes that long? (Uuurgh that would be so gross!)

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Yes, every chore is making you home nicer, cleaning and putting away just just part of life. Don't complicate cleaning with to many expensive products. A damp cloth for cleaning dust off surfaces, a cloth with warm soapy water for kitchen area, bathroom etc. Clean up spills before they dry, or after a meal. This is 90% of work done...

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Check out the book 'A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind' by Shoukei Matsumoto. Gives loads of tips. I gained a new perspective on chores after reading it.

I've found a trick to deal with my chores: I choose a podcast that I will listen to only during chores. It makes starting chores much more interesting.

Awesome response.

i just turn on music and dance the hole time

1. Earn money doing what you enjoy.

2. Give money to person doing chores for you.

Smoke weed and listen to music?

Gonna sound over the top but get a buttplug or vibrating wearable, intersperse masturbation with productivity. Chores might take longer than usual but will be hella more fun.

Instead of tricking yourself into enjoying everything, learn to value work that isn't enjoyable.

You don't enjoy doing dishes, but you can understand the value of doing them and know the work required is worth the payoff.

I don’t know if if this tip actually makes me enjoy the chore, it certainly helps me enjoy the fact that I got it done. I break up the chores into smaller bits and reward my self with a game of what ever it is I am playing on my phone at the time. I don’t play the game unless I’ve completed a piece of the chore. Similarly, I don’t scroll on my phone unless I am riding my stationary bike.

I use talking books. Only listen to them when doing chores. If it is a good book I will do extra chores to hear more of the story.

I say that I am going to be kind to my future self and get stuff done.
Dishes? Be kind to my future self and will have a clean plate for dinner.
Laundry? Be kind to my future self so I can wear my favorite Tshirt the next day...

I made a YouTube playlist of videos I want to watch that I watch exclusively when I do chores. So there’s always the excitement about getting to watch stuff I’m interested in that really helps with getting motivated. (This obviously also works with podcasts.)

If you have chores or a task that you’ve been putting off, even though you know it will take a small amount of time and little effort, but still can’t force yourself to do it…and this is something you consistently do, you might have ADHD.

Executive Dysfunction is a symptom, which is basically that your brain doesn’t give you dopamine for completely tasks, like a neurotypical brain does. For everyone else, they complete a task, they get a dopamine hit that gives them a sense of accomplishment. ADHD brains don’t get that, without a reward for doing a task our brains just say, “I’m not doing it.” And don’t give you the motivation to complete it.

If that sounds like you, do a little research on ADHD and see if anything else fits and talk to your doctor about getting tested and treatment options.

If it’s not you, any of these other suggestions can help.

Drink while working, and put on some jammy jams. You will suddenly find yourself in a one man party instead of doing work

Pay yourself. $100/h . Then put it back into savings account

Podcasts and audiobooks

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You don't have to enjoy them, but you don't have to hate them either. Think of doing them as being nice to your future self. When you've finished one- even if it's just one small part of a larger task- tell yourself you've done good. You'd reward a kid who's new at learning chores, yes? Even if they kinda do it poorly, because they tried? So praise yourself too!

>Buy something to make the chore easier. Something more convenient for you the chore master.

I've seen the timer dice- it looks like a 6 sided die where each side has a different preset time limit- and want one so bad. I can just... roll it... and whatever time limit it gives me will be how long I work on that chore. And if I feel up to more when the timer is up I can always *roll it again*. It makes the D&D geek in me happy.

I was gonna clean my room until I got high

Pretend the love of your life is watching

Do them while high. Def gotta keep your living space tight and neat.

Yesss the timer! It makes chores fun af for me.

Here’s what I use: https://youtu.be/fmocj0Btgo4

I’ll put that on, and see how much I can get done in that 10 minutes. It counts off each minute, so it becomes a sort of challenge.

Listen to interesting Podcast and music you would otherwise dont listen because youd body dies not habe something to do

Procrasticleaning. I clean when I'm trying to get out of doing something else.