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At some point it's got to be easier to get it over with and just do the damn dishes. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by Fuck_u_spez_ to c/[email protected]

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[–] xmunk 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I honestly feel like having a dishwasher is a trap for ADHD people. It makes sense if you're having a party or some dish-involving-event but otherwise you're taking a small task (wash one dish) and turning it into a large task that requires constant overhead in monitoring:

Make sure you start the dishwasher when it's full
Make sure you realize when the dishwasher is full.
Have a multi-minute bulk task of removing and putting away every plate in your house.
Did you put the soap in the dishwasher?
If, for some reason, you used every spoon in existence but otherwise the dishwasher isn't very full - start the dishwasher.

Also, all this is happening behind an opaque door (I've never seen a glass fronted dishwasher, at least) so...

Open the dishwasher, does it contain dishes? Are they clean? Empty the dishwasher.

[–] skulkingaround 10 points 7 months ago

I find the opposite as an ADHD sufferer. When I use a dish, it goes in the dishwasher. If it's full, I run it. If it's clean, I empty it before I put the dirty dish in which takes all of 2 minutes. It basically forces the routine, and I end up running it almost every night and emptying it while I make my morning coffee.

Whereas with hand washing I end up building a pile in the sink and procrastinate until it gets big enough to take half an hour to get through.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Nah. Dishwashers use about three gallons for a single wash. Im saving water when i run it with more than four dishes in it. That happens every other night.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I just start it when I try to put a dish in and it ends up in a janky position, or when I have to get a dirty dish out and clean it. I empty it one dish at a time or when I run out of bench space due to the dirty dishes on the bench 😅

If I don't have a dishwasher I just end up buying take away once all the dishes are dirty...