So, I have a very, very high resistance to doing the dishes, which means they stack up either in the sink or at my desk, and then when things get dried on it makes it even harder to want to deal with them. I had gotten these rubber-sealed glass storage containers for travel lunches though, and noticed that (since I'd reclose them after eating until I got home) they remained easy to rinse out even after sitting in the car for hours. Which made me think... I could just use dishes with lids for everyday eating, sure it's a little weird, but being able to cap a dirty dish and keep it easily rinsed hours (or days) later when the 'okay need to move the stuff off the desk' mood finally arrives, has genuinely made me less stressed and guilty about eating and stacking dishes.
It feels like I should have thought of this years ago, so maybe it's common knowledge, but it was an epiphany to me and thought it might be helpful to someone.