the_evan•5d ago

Cooking from scratch while working from home is killing my productivity

I spend half my day prepping meals instead of working. My boss would freak if he knew.

4 comments

4 Comments

the_leo5d ago

Believe meal kits still need more prep time than people admit.

blake_campbell334d ago

My local supermarket put those meal kit zones right by the entrance. It feels like they're selling a promise of a better, faster you. We're just getting sold the same old time pressure in a new box, because the clock still runs while you cook.

irisjenkins5d ago

I used to make every meal from scratch too, until I tried a meal kit service last year. I was the person who would soak beans overnight and make my own pasta sauce. Spending three hours on a Tuesday cooking just killed my work flow. Having those pre-measured ingredients delivered cut my kitchen time in half. I can actually focus on my job now instead of constantly thinking about what to chop next. It was a real shift for me but it saved my sanity.

emma8255d ago

There's this weird pressure now to do everything from scratch at home (like it's a moral thing) while also being super productive at work. What @the_leo said about meal kits still needing prep fits here, because even the easier options aren't magic. Sometimes you just need to let some things be easy so you can do your actual job.