Posted on 03/19/2018 3:03:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Clorox, the household name in the cleaning industry, recently released findings...
The study’s first component consisted of an online survey of 2,000 American adults which found that those who enjoyed the act of cleaning were 25% happier that those who did not.
People who keep a clean home are not only happier, but more relaxed and focused than those who are messy, a new survey finds. What’s more: children in cleaner home study more and show greater empathy.
Furthermore, those who frequently spruced up the house didn’t seem to experience diminishing returns: for each extra hour of cleaning a week, the average respondent’s happiness increased by 53%.
Regular cleaning was also associated with other positive health outcomes, including improved relaxation (indicated by 80% of respondents), heightened focus (77%), better sleep (72%), and increased productivity (72%), the researchers found.
Respondents who also happened to be parents were asked additional questions about how they believed their kids benefited from cleaning their room.
Nearly 60% of parents said their kids studied better when their room was clean, and about half (49%) indicated that their child’s behavior saw marked improvement.
On a related note, teaching cleaning habits from a young age conferred great benefits: children who were assigned cleaning as a chore were 64% more likely to exhibit empathy, and 60% more willing to help others in their community as an adult.
“There’s nothing more important to me as a dad than making sure my kids grow up to be kind and resilient adults and I think that’s something that connects all parents,” comments actor Sterling K. Brown, a celebrity spokesman for Clorox, in a press release.
(Excerpt) Read more at studyfinds.org ...
“The study’s first component consisted of an online survey of 2,000 American adults which found that those who enjoyed the act of cleaning were 25% happier that those who did not”
I love cleaning the house...I can watch people doing it for hours.
“Baths! Just scoop up some water from the Delaware and keep on paddling.”
Polar bear club. I heard about you guys. I admire your work.
We bought a unique (unusual!) fixer upper. The dining room is 18x20. Add in the kitchen, bathrooms, mud room, plus two hallways that are 6-10 feet wide and I’d never be off my knees! Right now most of the flooring is nasty institutional asbestosis tile so I quick mop it less than I should.
I’ve never used a Swiffer wet jet, but many years ago when we had a small house and several little kids I’d use the Swiffer wet pads after every meal. Probably shouldn’t have spent the money but it was a life saver. I got to know the family who bought our house and she asked me how I kept the floors so clean. Tons of money wasted on a disposal product but it made homemaking easier.
Well -- DUH!!!
Alas, it looks like I’ll never be happy. My own theory is that if you neglect housecleaning, entropy will increase until it reaches a point of stasis and will never get worse. If you can live comfortably at that point you’ll never have to clean again.
I like chaos! : )
We have Walter come twice a week to vacuum the house. Walter is a robot. He’s always happy. : )
Empty desktop, empty mind
I have a housekeeper, a gardener, and a pool guy. I don’t do any of that stuff and haven’t for over 10 years. I hated doing it before that and as long as I live in a house that needs it all I’ll hire it done.
We also have a handyman and a plumber since hubby always hated doing that stuff.
We keep the house up in between housekeeper visits but do nothing harder than that.
My grandmother had a little plaque in her kitchen that said that. :)
In marketing, it’s called mindshare.
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