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168 Hours:
It’s a little-known fact of parenting that small children don’t need to be bathed nightly. Just wipe off any obvious dirt, and you should be good for the next day.
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168 Hours:
The hard truth is that being happy in this department [marriage or partnership] has a massive multiplier effect for the rest of your life.
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168 Hours:
A good marriage gives you great energy for achieving success in all parts of life.
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168 Hours:
…functioning as a taxi service is not a parental core competency in the way that eating dinner together or doing Bible studies together… are.
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149 |
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168 Hours:
…even if you don’t mind cleaning, cooking, or laundry, or you are efficient at these things, the important point is that household chores have an opportunity cost.
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158 |
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168 Hours:
The truth is, money, like time, is a choice – and often a related choice.
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168 Hours:
The easiest way to cut down this time [daily maintenance] is to stop caring what your house looks like.
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168 Hours:
No matter how much time you spend vacuuming your ceilings and washing your windows, what makes a house look clean is clear horizontal surfaces.
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168 Hours:
…maybe some people out there really, really love laundry. If this is you, embrace it.
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168 Hours:
Freed from unnecessary domestic burdens, we become better parents and people.
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