Why My Best Ideas Come While Doing the Dishes Each Night
And other unintended benefits of this once dreaded daily chore
When I was a kid, one of the worst things I could hear my parents say to me after a meal was “Chris, do the dishes.” This was a mindlessly boring daily chore which needed to be done, and it seemed to last forever — especially on a nice summer night when all my friends in the neighborhood were outside playing games and I was the one stuck inside.
Growing up, the house I lived in didn’t have a dishwasher, we didn’t really need one — with three boys, we were the dishwashers. Today, our house still doesn’t have a dishwasher, and with four kids…well, I am still the dishwasher (wait, how does that happen?). But, honestly, I kind of like it this way. As I’ve grown into this stage of life called adulthood, I’ve come to realize the many benefits of completing this once loathsome chore.
One such benefit is coming up with topics for upcoming articles…
The many benefits of doing the dishes
Doing the dishes each evening allows me some time for peace and quiet — for some much-needed silence. With working full-time, combined with being a husband and a father of four, things can get pretty hectic. Doing the dishes allows me some time to…
