Dishes are much easier to wash right after they're used. We got into this habit in my household and it's a real time saver. Also, I enjoy not having that feeling that there's something left to do.

Don’t leave dishes piling up for 3 days if you don’t want to spend a long time cleaning. The food dries on and of course the total number of dishes is 3x as high as if you cleaned daily.

I would assume that my method of dish cleaning is a linear time invariant system(because only the first few seconds are used to clean off food that I can visibly see; I spend much more time making sure I vigorously cleaned every spot of the dish) so whether I do it now or later, it's still going to cost the same amount of time.

I assume this behavior came from somewhere? I've lived with people that would leave bits of food on a plate when they wash it. But this tends to only be a problem when the dish sit there for a while, if you clean up immediately there is no need to be as anal about it.

Pro tip: Get a scrubber with soap in the handle like this, can't recommend them enough: https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Dishwand-Non-Scratch-Friendly-...

> I assume this behavior came from somewhere

I have no idea to be honest.

> Pro tip: Get a scrubber with soap in the handle like this, can't recommend them enough: https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Dishwand-Non-Scratch-Friendly-....

Thank you! I appreciate the recommendation!

This. If you live by yourself, also try going minimal on your dish set. One plate, one bowl, one fork, etc. Dishes can’t pile up if there is only one set.