Would You Rather Cook or Do Yard Work?

John Richardson, who writes the blog Success Begins Today, has found that “8 out of 10 women prefer yard work to cooking“. He got these results as part of his research for the game “Draw 50: The Productivity Game”, which involves 10 cards listing one household chore each (more about this game later).

Here’s what he says:

When I showed the cards to some of my co-workers the answers came back almost all the same. Out of the 10 cards, Women preferred the “yard work” card over all of the others. Their most despised card was “cooking a meal.” (They excluded the “Changing the Oil” card since they didn’t know how to do that.) For the guys, their answers were more varied.

I like cooking for the immediate gratification it gives. You get yummy stuff to eat at the end of it, so what’s not to like? Mowing, pulling weeds and trimming bushes don’t sound all that great, but there are also perks like fresh air, sunshine, and peace and quiet. My choice between the two chores would vary, depending on when I’m asked.

Since I cook almost everyday, I enjoy a break from it every now and then. Having to cook everyday makes it lose some of its charm. So yeah, if I were given a choice between cooking and doing yardwork, I’d take yardwork for one or two days. But if I have to do it everyday, then I’d rather cook and have someone else take care of the yard for me.

Would you rather cook or clean up the yard? Is there one particular chore that would be the last thing you’d want to do?

Now, about that game, here’s how it works:

The game consists of 10 housework cards that you shuffle and present to your spouse or significant other upside down on a tray. The reward for doing the task is placed at the top of the tray. This is usually money or a written note. The object of the game is to pick a card, do the task in 50 minutes and get the reward.

More about it here. You can download it for free from this site.

Tags: household chores, cooking vs. yard work, yard work, cooking, housekeeping, homemaking