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Caught myself folding my t-shirts into perfect rectangles for 10 years before a buddy asked why I even bother

He said they all end up crumpled in two seconds anyway and I realized I've been wasting like 15 minutes a week on something nobody sees. Anyone else got a chore they keep doing out of habit that makes no real difference?
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shane_ross
That whole "perfect rectangle" thing hits close to home. Used to alphabetize my spice rack every Sunday. Took an hour. Nobody uses them in order anyway.
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quinn_nguyen
You ever try just grouping by category instead of going full alphabet? I gave up on exact order myself after I spent 20 minutes looking for cumin one Tuesday. Now I just keep the stuff I actually use every day up front, like garlic powder and paprika, and shove the random turmeric and cardamom to the back. Weekends still get a quick tidy but I'm down to maybe 10 minutes, tops.
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shane_ross
What, you too? Man, I feel that in my bones. I used to arrange my CDs by color of the spine, not even by artist. It looked great but I could never find anything when I wanted to play it. I finally gave up and just threw them all in a big plastic tub. Life got a lot simpler after that.
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