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CMV: Cleaning my room is not an important enough activity.

I hate cleaning my room. It feels like a wastage of precious time which can be better used in pursuit of things that really matter like knowledge, money, health, etc. by reading books, working on paying projects, exercising etc. I know keeping my surroundings clean is really important but I can't seem to find a strong and motivating reason to do it, not only on a regular basis but even after my room has become the very definition of chaos.
The origins of this aversion might be rooted into the sheltered lifestyle that I received while growing up. I was always good at academics and my parents never thought it necessary for me to learn to do the menial chores of house. I wonder if all children need to be specifically trained in such fields as washing clothes, doing dishes, keeping their room clean on a regular basis, or am I just another lazy nerd. Any advice that might help me develop the right perspective is much appreciated.
gpt
Firstly, it's not that much time.  Especially if you keep up with it.  If you do a good job of keeping it MOSTLY clean, then cleaning your room consists of like 2 minutes of putting things where they go and maybe dusting a little.  We both know that you've spent at least two minutes doing something entirely pointless TODAY, so the whole "precious time" thing might be a bit of a stretch.

As others have pointed out, it develops a sense of responsibility that you're really going to value at some point.  Doing something that isn't enjoyable at the time, because you know it WILL be better in the end, that's making yourself consider the future instead of just the present.  It's giving you a sense of investing your time into something that you know will pay off, which is essential to succeeding later on.

Most adults that have shitty lives can almost certainly trace that to never thinking more than about 10 seconds into the future.  Cleaning your room, as hilarious as it sounds, can break that mentality.