I’ve always done chores with a sort of “If it bothers me I’ll do it” attitude. If it annoys me, or if I’m in the mood to do something, I’ll do them. If not, I won’t, unless my parents or someone else tells me to do it. That is, as long as they have a good reason to do so.

If my room gets messy to the point where it bothers me, I’ll clean it up. If it doesn’t bother me, I don’t see any reason why I should change it. At least in my opinion, excessive cleanliness isn’t necessarily always a good thing. It doesn’t quite feel right, and it’s probably a waste of energy anyway. Same with doing something like the laundry. If I run out of clean clothes to wear, I’ll put them in the washing machine. If I still have some, washing clothes just becomes a waste of energy and water.

I’ve always been a (somewhat) avid supporter of the saying that goes something like “Don’t change what already works.” Chores are a fairly good example of this. If not done at all, numerous health hazards have a fairly high chance of appearing. But, if done excessively, they just become a waste of energy, energy that could be used for doing something more useful and productive.

Efficiency is key.