I realized I was always trying to have constant dopamine hits when doing chores.
I was very productive at the beginning of the year. And these past 2 months I started noticing that I’ve been slacking.
I just noticed that when I’m always doing some chore, etc. I’m always putting something in the background relates to useless content. Even for things that won’t take long. A few examples:
Time to fold clothes after laundry? Tv.
Building furniture I ordered? Tv.
Unbox Amazon deliveries? Tv.
Drill holes to hang pictures? Tv.
Lunch? Dinner? Tv.
Basically, I am always trying to watch something which likely caused me to keep doing that even when I’m done with those chores (scrolling videos on my phone).
I started listening to audiobooks again instead of putting on mindless content. At least that way I can work towards completing something at the same time I’m working on something else. It’s odd that I had this habit just fine at the beginning of the year - but I think I fell off this habit when I finished a book and didn’t have any audiobooks next.