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[quote=Anonymous]If you have kids, get them to do as much as possible. Even a 2 year old can help tidy up toys and put clothes in the laundry (you may have to check their work ;0) but importantly, they will get into the habit of helping).

My 5 year old knows to make his bed, change into his clothes, and put away PJs into laundry or on his bed before coming out of his room (except to use the bathroom and say good morning). This alone saves 10 minutes of haggling every morning, which is the old way we did things. He also knows to put his plate in the dishwasher or cover with fridge and to clean up the table, chair and under the table if there are crumbs. This is another 5 minutes at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He knows that there is no after-dinner cartoon if he hasn't tidied up his toys in the living room and play room. And so on. It took us a while to get to this place, but it's so worth it.

My other hack is just to get as much sleep as possible.

And finally, I try to do things faster. I take 5 minute showers, I get dressed in 2-3 minutes, and I try to move quickly if I'm cleaning up. Having enough sleep helps with this.

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