In reducing boredom fatigue, it is wise to remember that small changes in the task may be helpful, or that interest outside the job may be introduced, such as listening to music. Mayo suggests that a job may be made more interesting by the simple device of setting intermediate goals which are easily attainable, thus avoiding the seemingly endlessness of the job ahead. For instance, the woman who tries to complete the stacking and then sets another goal feels a glow of accomplishment and a stimulus to speed more quickly than the person who hopes to complete the dishwashing in thirty minutes, but does not know until the end whether or not she has succeeded. Another suggestion for making tasks more interesting is to work in groups. While one of the characteristics of the homemaker's work is her isolation, there are possibilities for making the home tasks made more interesting if some of the jobs can be organized as a group rather than as individual ones. Laundering can be more pleasant if one person carries the clothes to the line while another person prepares a fresh tubful for hanging.
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