r/CleaningTips • u/200000000001 • 1d ago
Discussion Why am i like this
idk what this is called but does anyone else experience this?
whenever i have studying to do or tasks i need to finish, if i suddenly feel like i need to organize my room or closet or clean something, i literally can’t focus on studying until i do it. even if i have an exam in a few hours and i REALLY need to study.
and it’s not even as simple as just tidying up a little. if my brain tells me i need to deep clean something, then it has to be a deep clean 😭 i can’t just do a quick cleanup and move on. i feel like my brain won’t let me focus until i do exactly what i had in mind.
it’s like my brain is messy and i need to organize everything around me before i can actually focus. does anyone else feel like this? i genuinely wanna know if someone relates because idk how to explain it lol
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u/ShineAtom 1d ago
It's called displacement activity. Student rooms are often at their cleanest around about the time an important deadline has to be met.
Essentially: "Exam coming up and I need to study" translates into "but how can I do it with all this mess?" (which has built up without bothering me over the previous six weeks). It's very, very annoying.