The Power of Chores

How my laziness in one moment lead to many chores later on.

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” 

― Tchaikovsky

    Do not avoid one wave of chores, because you can expect even more chores later on. I learned this lesson the hard way many times, yet I seem to forget sometimes. Last week, when I got on my parents nerves, I had many chores to come this weekend.

    It was a Thursday afternoon, and I was sitting on the Xbox downstairs while my mom was moving stuff in and out of the unfinished side of my basement.

    Every time she came down, she’d make a little comment, somewhere along the lines of “get off that stupid game and help me move this stuff”. I’d then tell her that I couldn’t pause my game because it was online, and after the tenth round of her coming down and moving stuff, she got mad at me and later that day, assigned me loads of chores for this weekend. 

    While this might not have been the most eventful or exciting experience, this experience still taught me a lesson. I  definitely won’t be pushing off any chores anytime soon. I’ve learned to motivate in the moment, and not push stuff off. 

    Avoiding one wave of chores will simply lead you to another much larger wave later on in life.