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The power of making your bed in the morning (self.becomeaman)

submitted by AmericanNazi

How many times have you gotten ready to go to bed and gotten ticked off because your covers are all over the place? For a long time I wouldn't make my bed and every night I would get frustrated,stressed,pissed for only a few seconds simply trying to get under the covers. Sounds familiar? Recently I have been making my bed every morning and after afternoon naps. The results..... I'll quickly jump under the covers and say boy that feels great!! It's like a feeling of instant relief! I have been getting better sleep too. Maybe it's a placebo effect. So have you made your bed today?


[–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Not a placebo effect. There's a good lesson to be had by doing this.

[–]AmericanNazi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Really enjoyed that link cheers

[–]Confluenced5 points6 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Having the benefit of living in Silicon valley in the heart of the Cloud race, I get to knock boots with lots of executives.

There is a few fraternal organizations I've been invited into. Every single one of them says to make your bed in the morning. It begins a ritual that stacks into your other actions, kickstarting the day.

[–]Ithawashala0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Cloud race?

[–]TwoThirteen3 points4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Cloud computing.

[–]I_like_big_titays5 points6 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I used to not make my bed. Then one day while deployed to a shit hole in africa I pulled my sheets back to find a very large rat eating a spider.

I make my bed every day now.

[–]RiverRatRambler1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Tight, neat and wrinkle free.

[–]SergeantDickhead2 points3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I never make my bed, using elastic pieces and Velcro I have come up with a system to where the bed makes itself.

[–]KeineG1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Costanza?

[–]SonofLelith2 points3 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

Well, making the bed makes for a better place for bacterias to grow. Look it up if you like. Letting air and light onto the sheets is better.

But yeah, making the right everyday choices like keeping your teeth clean, work out and keeping your place tidy will have very positive long term effects on you and how you live. So while your example was...off, your point is valid.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Are you really concerned about bed bacteria? Your keyboard is one of the filthiest surfaces known to man...

[–]SonofLelith1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I never said I was. Besides, having two things to mind does not mean you should overlook the least dangerous of the two, it means you should mind both.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Obviously it depends. If one is completely insignificant compared to the other, the degree to which it should be minded should be rationally proportional. It just makes me laugh when people care about the sanitary condition of X,Y or Z when they touch something so unsanitary so often and yet we don't get sick. It makes worrying about it in general mostly futile.

[–]AZTRP0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

making your bed and washing the sheets regularly

[–]crackadillicus1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

A friend once put it well, making your bed is the least amount of effort that elicits the greatest effect in making your room seem cleaner.

Also, it impresses girls

[–]AmericanNazi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Making your bed is the 1st step to conquering the day

[–]HappyNacho0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yes, it's very good. Really kickstarts your day and prevents from going back for 5 more minutes.

[–]RiverRatRambler0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

There isn't much that brings me more satisfaction than a well made bed, especially with fresh sheets.

[–]fordmarkII 0 points0 points [recovered] | Copy Link

Generally, the better your bed is made, the better quality of sleep you can achieve.

[–]94redstealth0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

I disagree, as a tall person, a very well made bed is beyond annoying. The tucked sheets at the foot of the bed applies force to my feet in an unnatural way that is very distracting and makes relaxing difficult.

edits- grammar

[–]fordmarkII 1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy Link

I said generally, and I've never tucked in my sheets, or anybody's ever, at the foot of the bed ever. I'm not used to that and neither are the any of the people I've lived with before.

Try a longer bed perhaps.

[–]94redstealth0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I spent 6 years on a California King, there are no bigger beds to try

[–]31337z3r0-4 points-3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

This doesn't make any sense at all to me.

[–]ryumast3r2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

It's all about starting your day and ending your day in a way that makes you happy. It's like wearing nice clothes, people notice, sometimes they compliment you. Sometimes it's just for you. Regardless, wearing nice clothes can be a huge morale booster to start the day, just like making your bed can be a huge boost at night.

It also starts a routine that gets you into the habit of doing little things, things that people notice and make you feel better.

[–]3G6A5W338E-5 points-4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Never.

Let it air, instead.

You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.

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