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Third person hack

Life Hacks

This trick isn't to do with body-doubling, but speaking to myself in the third person. It's been working for a few days, but I'll probably forget about it in a week and need to find another hack.

I've noticed that I'm terrible about doing my own chores, but I'm very good at pointing out the chores somebody else needs to do, or will actively start someone else's chores while ignoring my own chores. I think it's related to that.

It doesn't work when I tell myself "I should get up and do the vacuuming."

It definitely doesn't work when my partner says "you should get up and do the vacuuming."

But it does work when I say "<my name> should get up and do the vacuuming."

At least it works for now.

Posted Jun 12, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC

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