non-y-chomosome people have complete task programming, which means that a task includes the hammer going back in the tool box, the sock in the hamper, the bill in the to-be-paid file, the envelope in the trash, and the plate in the dishwasher.

in the military, cleaning is a task in itself (and therefore less likely to suffer from interrupt), enforced by reformed y-chromosome people who have the power to make things happen.

some “task interrupt” sufferers can be trained, although sometimes the training is painful for all concerned.

I’m lucky in that generally at our house the task-interrupt applies mostly to tools & supplies, rather than to laundry and dishes. and if I’m patient, those thing eventually end up back where they belong. of course, we have no children we need to set a good example for, and cats who will haul off kitten-portable things as toys (which has tended to reduce the length of time things sit in one place).

maybe the powers that be should direct some of their gene-therapy investigations to solving this problem??