We have a basic Roomba and that’s been our game changer.

To run it well you have to do a once over, pick up socks and the like. Then when it’s done it just feels a little natural to go around and tidy up a little.

This also involves picking up dishes, so my next break would be washing dishes. Then dinner prep.

All my work breaks are active, getting the house ready. The wife comes home to a decently clean house and dinner, and I was on the clock when I did it all.