The mental load is thinking work, not the execution of tasks; the classic example is someone offering to make dinner but asking 'what's for dinner?'—the 'what's for dinner' is the mental load that many people, especially women, carry around.
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Jessica DoreEvidence Quote
“thinking is work right... it's not the execution of the things that you need to do... the best kind of cartoon example... someone saying I can help out I can make dinner tonight and then saying what's for dinner that what's for dinner is actually the mental load”
Created: 8/13/2026, 7:47:09 AM
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