Having a proper task tracking system with due dates (I use rememberthemilk but it’s not necessarily the best one, just what I’m used to.) Once you know that all your tasks are accounted for, you don’t need to stress about forgetting something. You should be “stateless”, your brain occupied by whatever you are doing at the moment, and not by fretting about all the other stuff you need to do. (stolen from getting things done.)
Have a dedicated “chores day” once a week when you do all the chores that (i) don’t need to be done more frequently and (ii) don’t have any other specific time they need to be done. You implement it by assigning every new chore to the next chores day in your task tracker. If, during chores day, you don’t finish all of the chores, then move those that suffer delay to next week and the urgent ones to tomorrow. This system makes all non-chore-days both more relaxed and more productive.
Some things that help me:
Having a proper task tracking system with due dates (I use rememberthemilk but it’s not necessarily the best one, just what I’m used to.) Once you know that all your tasks are accounted for, you don’t need to stress about forgetting something. You should be “stateless”, your brain occupied by whatever you are doing at the moment, and not by fretting about all the other stuff you need to do. (stolen from getting things done.)
Have a dedicated “chores day” once a week when you do all the chores that (i) don’t need to be done more frequently and (ii) don’t have any other specific time they need to be done. You implement it by assigning every new chore to the next chores day in your task tracker. If, during chores day, you don’t finish all of the chores, then move those that suffer delay to next week and the urgent ones to tomorrow. This system makes all non-chore-days both more relaxed and more productive.