One would also perform better at work, if one's free time weren't filled with time-consuming and often exhausting chores. To be available and energized enough t

One would also perform better at work, if one's free time weren't filled with time-consuming and often exhausting chores. To be available and energized enough to perform well professionally requires that one be able to take care of the life stuff and still sleep. I may be the only one in the thread who has washed clothes by hand (Granny made me acquire the skill), so let me say doing it correctly is a real upper body workout. A family load of laundry would take many hours and an athlete to do it in a day. Each piece must be done individually. Hanging it all up to dry requires a lot of space too.