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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard of "2nd Shift," which explains the extra work women take on at home. I have also heard of "cognitive load theory," which is the amount of new learning or new information a learner can process at one time.

"Mental load" sounds like DCUM wives realizing their DHs might have some "executive functioning" issues. That's not unusual for a region of the country where people wait so long to marry and start a family. [/quote]

No, it actually means the "mental" part, as opposed to the "execution" part. It's even less quantifiable than second shift, which usually means cooking, cleaning and childcare. "Mental load" is the planning, remembering, researching, delegating. Worrying. The feeling that's described as having "too many tabs open." You know it if you've experienced it.[/quote]

NP. I do much less of the execution because my husband knows how much mental load there is and how bad he is at it, but this seems like a solution a lot of husbands won't go for? It's still a lot of tabs open, but I have more space for that when doing much less of the routine stuff and execution.[/quote]

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