We frequently have friends and family stay with us. I noticed that we each have our own way of loading the dishwasher.

Plates upright or leaned over. Knife blades down or up. Items put in no particular pattern or treated like a game of Tetris to maximize efficiency. Rinse or no rinse.

One person’s method probably looks weird to someone else. I am one of the Tetris people. I often reorganize as I add things to make the most of each load (especially if someone else loaded in a way that seems odd to me).

It’s a good reminder that with most things, there is no right answer. There are just different answers, many of which lead to the same place.

If you get the result you want, how much does it matter which method was used?