sanketh reviewed How to Keep House While Drowning by Kc Davis
How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will …
A book on shame masquerading as a book on organizing
5 stars
I’ve had many extremely validating moments since realizing I had adhd a little over a year ago. This book was another major milestone where I felt validated in my struggle to keep up with laundry and cleaning and all the chores.
I will have to re-read it to take notes but the general principles of giving myself grace have been wonderful. It’s okay to leave my laundry unfolded, for instance. Oh and one specific tip I’ve found helpful is to do hard chores during bounded time. For example, if you put something in the oven for 20 minutes, this is a nice bounded chunk of time to make progress towards organizing a closet. Relatedly, I should reward any progress towards hard chores than only completion.