In the mini-course “Time is your friend” there is one very painful topic for many - routine. And most of all, there is controversy on the topic of delegation of routine responsibilities. Moreover, in business time management this topic raises almost no questions - well, yes, it is clear that routine processes need to be automated and given to subordinates or outsourced. But when it comes to everyday routine, even experienced managers get stuck. Well, okay, you can “delegate” washing dishes to the dishwasher, and walking the dog to the neighbor’s children. So what is next? Not everyone is able to hire a home help. Especially when you're a mom or a freelancer. Yes, of course, not all unloved things can be pushed onto someone else. Oh, sorry, not to “shove”, but to delegate. But today I wanted to draw your attention to something else. Even when we have someone to share household chores with, we often don’t do it. An example from practice: a woman, a classic businesswoman, a confident leader who does not need to explain what delegation is, finds it impossible to buy a dishwasher. It is also considered impossible to ask your husband to help around the house. There can be no talk of hired workers. Why? It's not about money, it's about the fact that “a woman should take care of the house. I am a housewife, a wife, and I have to do everything myself.” And how can you argue with this? Why is it that the same people in business easily and even happily delegate routine processes to others, but cannot do this at home? Not because there is no one to shift it to, but because we have a childish attitude - you must. “A real man should do this himself, otherwise you are not a man”: and for years a broken door dangles on one hinge or a switch does not work because calling a specialist means admitting that you are “not a man.” “You must be an exemplary housewife, otherwise they will not love you.” For a girl who grew up with such a rigid attitude, the birth of a child often becomes a living hell. Not to mention the socks-throwing husband. These attitudes are passed down from generation to generation, giving us a persistent sense of guilt. And this feeling doesn’t get any less if you work two jobs. What remains? Allow yourself to move with the times. An elderly friend of mine's floor cleaning bucket burst. And we bought her a new one, with a mesh for wrung out rags. She didn’t like it: what kind of thing is this for white-handed women? But a week later I called in complete delight: it turns out that if you don’t bend over to the bucket every time, your old back gets less tired, you don’t have to take frequent breaks from work, and cleaning takes much less time and effort! And if a very old person, with his established habits, can accept innovations, then why can’t we? After all, the most difficult thing is not to buy, not to hire, not to ask, no. The hardest thing is to accept the very possibility of this. And it’s not so much about technical innovations, but about allowing yourself to at least think about this topic - how to change, simplify, make your daily responsibilities easier. Well, if it’s impossible to abandon routine processes and there’s no one to hand them over to, that’s a completely different conversation, but that doesn’t mean that the time spent on routine is wasted.. We talk about this and much more at the training “Time Management for refrigerator" (training starts on July 1. An invitation to this training is received by everyone who has completed the free mini-course "Time is your friend" http://yaustala.justclick.ru/timerelationship).