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Puttering around: Why small tasks feel so therapeutic

Tidying your desk, watering your plants or folding laundry – these household chores are hardly the height of hedonism. Yet I often find myself seeking pleasure and comfort in small repetitive tasks.

If I’m waiting for an important telephone call, or stuck in writer’s block with a looming deadline, I’ll inevitably rearrange my record collection or clear up the papers dotted around my office – and it’s sometimes the most relaxed I feel all day.

I’m not alone in this. As we faced the stresses of the pandemic, many people reported finding renewed interest in looking after their homes as a way of coping with the uncertainty. On YouTube, there’s even a huge audience for videos of other people going about their chores, with millions of views for some of the most popular clips.

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