#cognitivelabor

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Give Us Credit for Worrying

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How Couples Share "Cognitive Labor" and Why it Matters - Behavioral Scientist

How Couples Share "Cognitive Labor" and Why it Matters - Behavioral Scientist

Cognitive labor is unevenly distributed between men and women in households. New research shows there’s nuance to this breakdown, with impli

"...women’s tendency to do more household cognitive labor, and more of the most distracting forms, could interfere with their paid work. It might also lead them to choose jobs that require fewer hours and offer more flexibility—and, in all likelihood, come with lower pay and less prestige. The cognitive labor imbalance might also impact women’s off-the-clock time, distracting them from leisure activities or, more broadly, fostering a pervasive sense of anxiety"

This put into words some of the tasks that I realize I have been talking on for the family but haven't quite realized how taxing they were. So much time spent on the "anticipating" and "monitoring" which requires a lot of observation and data collection which is cognitively tiring.