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reordering the schedule

I read Atomic Habits last year. I tried goal setting, time management, kanban boards, more planners and organizers, another wave of Marie Kondo.  It's not helping.  So I re-evaluated pain points, did some strategic planning, and have a new plan.  I will now get up 15-30 minutes earlier every morning before work. During that time, I will do household tasks that need done, are building up, or feel like they are unfairly my responsibility. Nothing too dirty of course, because I will be heading out to work. But unloading and loading the dishwasher, washing couch cushions, dusting the china cabinet that I don't even want, sorting the mail; the list goes on. But I have energy in the morning, and it feels nice to knock out a task before anything else. I am also more awake and engaging when I get to work. Then when I get home, I don't clean the house. I clean up after myself, and keep things moving, but I do not have to spend my evenings cleaning. My husband doesn't; I don'...