And thatâs the point. Telling someone what needs to be done is also work. If one person has to notice the problem⊠Remember it⊠Find the solution⊠Assign the task⊠And check that it gets done⊠They are still managing the household. The other person is just completing assignments.
Sociologist Allison Daminger identified four parts of household cognitive labor:
â anticipating
â identifying options
â deciding
â monitoring