TasklyFamilyMental load test: who keeps track at home?
Answer 12 questions thinking of the person you share your home with. You’ll see how the doing is shared… and the invisible part: planning, remembering and keeping an eye on things.
What is mental load?
Mental load is the invisible work of running a home: noticing what’s missing, planning, remembering appointments and dates, sharing out chores and checking they’re done. It doesn’t show in a chore list, but it’s as tiring as the chores themselves, or more. That’s why this test separates the visible part (doing) from the invisible part (anticipating, remembering and checking).
How to read your result
Your result comes only from your answers and reflects how you experience it. The most useful thing is for the other person to take it too and compare: the gaps between what each of you believes are the best starting point for a conversation. It isn’t a diagnosis and doesn’t measure anything precisely; it’s a quick way to name something that often goes unsaid.
Read the guide: mental load in couples, sharing the invisible work →
Frequently asked questions
What is mental load at home?
It’s the effort of organising a household: anticipating what’s needed, planning, remembering and supervising. It often falls on one person even when the physical chores are shared.
Is this test reliable?
It’s informal: not a clinical or scientific tool. It shows at a glance how you perceive the split and helps start a conversation at home.
Are my answers saved?
No. Everything happens in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere. If you share your result, only the level you choose to send is shared.
How do you reduce mental load?
By making the invisible visible: write down everything that has to be kept in mind, share whole responsibilities (not favours) and use a shared tool that reminds each person of their own chores, like TasklyFamily.