Chores as Mental Breaks | Chico News

Chico News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m

Chores are the eternal boulder we roll uphill—laundry, dishes, that stinky toilet bowl. Some try extreme fixes like garden eradication or nightly hosing down everything, but those rarely work. Yet psychology says these routines might actually be good for you: mental breaks, light exercise, even brain-boosting benefits. Maybe instead of fighting them, we can find a weird kind of zen—or at least distraction—in the rhythm of doing them, even if they’re just waiting to pile up again tomorrow. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on…