Daily chores such as dish-washing / cleaning and sometimes cooking are so boring that we often look for ways to postpone these chores till the end of the day. But did you know that doing boring, repetitive monotonous tasks can be less boring and stressful if you do them mindfully?
Researchers at Florida State University recruited 51 students to engage in mindful dishwashing. Each washed 18 dishes clean.
Those who performed mindful dishwashing were found to have achieved 'greater state mindfulness, increases in elements of positive affect, eg inspiration, decreases in nervousness and over-estimations of dishwashing time'. Feelings of nervousness decreased by 27 per cent in those who mindfully washed their dishes, while inspiration increased by 25 per cent in the same group. Read more about it here.
It's also very true that if you cook with consciousness and care, you'll find that cooking isn't as boring as it seems. You'll find it therapeutic and enjoy doing it. Also you'll see that the food turns out to be very tasty. On the other hand, when you cook. paying little attention or with your thoughts occupied elsewhere, you'll not experience a feel-good factor at the end of the chore and the resulting dish also turns out to be so-so.
You'll notice this whenever you are trying a new recipe, because you are usually very careful and pay utmost attention during preparation or in other words you are cooking it mindfully. However in case of your regular dishes, you hardly pay any attention and go about it monotonously and feel bored and stressed at the end of it.
So stop that lackadaisical attitude and procrastination under the pretext of boredom. Do not put off monotonous and repetitive tasks. Instead do them mindfully savouring each moment and relishing your daily experiences. Thus, not only will your tasks be well-performed but you'll be carefree and relaxed at the end of it.
The key to a stress-free life is mindfulness in all the activities that we do.
Researchers at Florida State University recruited 51 students to engage in mindful dishwashing. Each washed 18 dishes clean.
Those who performed mindful dishwashing were found to have achieved 'greater state mindfulness, increases in elements of positive affect, eg inspiration, decreases in nervousness and over-estimations of dishwashing time'. Feelings of nervousness decreased by 27 per cent in those who mindfully washed their dishes, while inspiration increased by 25 per cent in the same group. Read more about it here.
It's also very true that if you cook with consciousness and care, you'll find that cooking isn't as boring as it seems. You'll find it therapeutic and enjoy doing it. Also you'll see that the food turns out to be very tasty. On the other hand, when you cook. paying little attention or with your thoughts occupied elsewhere, you'll not experience a feel-good factor at the end of the chore and the resulting dish also turns out to be so-so.
You'll notice this whenever you are trying a new recipe, because you are usually very careful and pay utmost attention during preparation or in other words you are cooking it mindfully. However in case of your regular dishes, you hardly pay any attention and go about it monotonously and feel bored and stressed at the end of it.
So stop that lackadaisical attitude and procrastination under the pretext of boredom. Do not put off monotonous and repetitive tasks. Instead do them mindfully savouring each moment and relishing your daily experiences. Thus, not only will your tasks be well-performed but you'll be carefree and relaxed at the end of it.
The key to a stress-free life is mindfulness in all the activities that we do.
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