Unless you are an exceedingly diligent mopper who only has hardwood/tile floors, the vacuum will find dust you couldn't see. This is somewhat manageable on hard floors because the buildup becomes visible quickly. You'll notice eventually, and thus gain motivation to clean.
Carpet and rugs are tricksters. Anything could be in there, and you won't see it. I have been horrified before by vacuuming over a recently cleaned carpet and coming away with a full canister of dust and hair.
That stuff doesn't only sit there on the floor, it gets thrown around. You're breathing it. It's getting on your stuff.
It doesn't matter what you think of the cleanliness. No amount of picking up dropped hair or crumbs will save you from the inevitable accumulation of dust. No cleaning tool will do half as well as a vacuum at getting dust out of carpet. You cannot see it, but it is there.
Never let them fool you.
You must vacuum.
Go over the surface until the vacuum stops needing to be emptied. Then check the edges and under furniture, go slower, and turn up the settings.
The first time will be awful if you haven't properly vacuumed before, only doing a once-over to get the obvious detritus. It will get better over time, but it will take longer than you think.
While you're there, clean out your vacuum too. Hair will tangle up with everything else possible at the opening and reduce the effective suction. which means vacuuming will take longer. Ten seconds with some scissors can save several minutes of effort.
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Nightly Notes
I'm sure this logic could be applied to any number of cleaning tasks, but I find it difficult enough to finish the ones I have as is. Too often, it's the invisible habits which are make or break.
Anyway.
Been writing a bunch about managing physical stuff recently, up to five days in a row now? I don't know if that's the longest it's been, but it feels like the longest. It's representative enough of where my headspace has been at.
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