Before you start

This book is short on purpose. You can read it in an evening.

Most of it is about why you put housework off. Only the last third is about what to do. I chose that order because you've already tried the tips. You've had the chore chart, the app, and the new cleaning spray that was going to change things. My guess is that they failed because they were fighting a belief you still held, and the belief won. So we'll look at the beliefs first.

You don't need to change anything while you read. You also don't need to wait. If you feel like washing a cup halfway through chapter 3, go and wash it. The book will be here when you get back.

I have one request. A few chapters ask you to check something in your own home, with a timer or just by paying attention. Please do those. I can argue with you for pages, and ten seconds of your own evidence will beat all of it.