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nd telecommuting allows you to tackle household tasks that take up a lot of time but don't actually involve much work. Watching laundry spin in your washer or dryer is perfectly compatible with productive work. But between the washing step and the drying step comes a time-sensitive "put the wet clothing in the drier" phase. Taking just a few minutes off from work to do the swap lets you get the chore done efficiently, and leaves your actual leisure time free for exciting activities like leaving the house. Many recipes, similarly, involve considerable periods of simmering or roasting during which it's good to be around the house but you don't actually have to do anything. In a "work-then-shop-then-cook-then-eat" paradigm, it's challenging to eat anything that can't be made quickly. But if you can simmer while you work, then a lot of household labor can be accomplished with minimal reduction in professional output. The fact that such practices r...