I wonder what is special about making the bed that makes me feel so well.
I feel acomplished, I feel whole, balanced, normal, powerful.
I feel that I can do all things.
I've been reading about it and I found this, taken from a video, about the benefits of making the bed:
- Boosts Mental Well-being & Productivity: Starting the day with a completed task provides a "small win" that can trigger a domino effect of other productive behaviors.
- Reduces Stress & Creates Calm: An unmade bed can feel chaotic; making it creates a sense of order and calm, improving your mood and reducing anxiety.
- Improves Sleep Quality: A neat, organized bedroom environment promotes better sleep hygiene.
- Encourages Better Habits: Making the bed acts as a "keystone habit," often leading to higher self-discipline and better organization in other areas of life.
- Hygiene & Maintenance: It allows bedding to air out and, by covering sheets, reduces the amount of dust that settles on them.
- Making the bed is viewed as a foundational act of self-care, demonstrating to oneself that they are worth the effort of creating a calm, orderly space.
Also:
- Starts Your Day with Discipline- we all fight the uphill battle of being disciplined. When you do something simple like make your bed every day it bolsters your ability to make the tough decisions in other areas you are trying to being disciplined. It says to yourself, “I am and will be a disciplined person today.”
- Sends a Message to Your Life- Nothing sends a signal to your life that you are an orderly person that leaves things better than they were before like making your bed. I’ve even become so convinced of the power in this that I make my bed when staying at hotels (which I do quite too often).
- Kickstarts a Sense of Accomplishment- By making your bed you will feel as if you already crossed something off your to-do list before you even get dressed! Can’t beat that! For those compulsive to-do listers (like myself) you can always write it down and then cross off at the top your list when making your list for the day. Score one for me! (told you I was a sick man)
- Helps Initiate Your Bedtime Routine- The final thought is in regards to your evening bedtime routine. Pulling down the sheets does something powerful to your mind and body by sending the vibe that bedtime has come. There is a reason they pull down the sheets at a luxury hotel. Build your own luxury feel and prepare yourself for bed by putting down the sheets and getting into an organized and comfy bed.(https://medium.com/@joelstockstill/6-reasons-why-making-your-bed-is-so-important-a1cd22b0c005)
And now all this takes us to an important detail:
- to make the bed as soon as our feet touch the floor, as Flylady says, or to wait a bit so tha bed can be aired?
As for me it's impossible to make it when it's still hot, I must air it and only after that I make it, unless I'm going to travel and there's no time to wait.
I found an article defending my point of view and I was very pleased with that.
What's your take on that ? Immediately or minutes later?
And is it important to you to make the bed in the morning? Why?
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