Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common House Kitchen cleaning Protocols

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Nov 23, 2015, at 11:21 PM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote:
> 
> These cleaning tasks need to be manageable - ie, don't load too much work
> into  any given  task or eventually no-one will want to do it, or will do
> it resentfully, neither of which is good.

There is a time management person who says “Swiss Cheese it.” Make one hole at 
a time. 

I used to resist this because the person who keeps the task list for workdays 
makes 10 jobs out of one, but it works. People do take on a task when it is 
clearly defined, meaning has edges and looks simple. It also produces a long 
list of accomplishments at the end.

(I finally started using this to get myself to empty the dishwasher. Just do 5 
things, just do the bowls, etc. It works.)

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org