The aim of puttering is to feel vaguely useful and in motion, without a sense of how something needs to look when you’re done. ...
Let one thought lead you to another thought. Do not beat yourself up for not finishing a task. Part of puttering is being unfocused. If you are clearing a shelf and go to put away cereal and then feel like sorting the cereal boxes by color, go for it. The shelf doesn’t have to get all the way cleaned off!
The suggestion I’m making here is simple, but it’s also not; it’s the main thing I try to do in all aspects of life: Allow yourself to hold multiple contradictory things as true at once...
ex Sophie Lucido Johnson, “Go Forth And Putter,” in her substack blog You Are Doing A Good Enough Job (January 9, 2025) : link
focusses on cleaning, decluttering, organizing...
27 October 2025