Out of Sight, Out of Mental Load

There are four clear stages of mental work related to household responsibilities: 

• anticipating needs, 
• identifying options, 
• deciding among the options;
• monitoring the results. 

Mothers did more in all four stages, her research showed; while parents...

The fact that mothers end up assuming this mental load has consequences: 

• Mothers are more stressed, tired and less happy than fathers;
•  When women thought the distribution of housework was unfair and perceptions of each partner’s contribution differed, it led to marriage prob...

• Only touch things once. As soon as you reach for something, whether it's mail or a project that needs to be filed, do it immediately.
• Set aside 2 - 3 specific time-blocks to process your emails.
• Focus on one thing at a time.