This really depends on the person. For some, there’s benefit to the ritual and then again for the “tidy” bed occupying their space. For others, it doesn’t matter.
My personal opinion is if you tend to not be in your bedroom except to sleep then it doesn’t matter, but if you spend much time in there then making the bed is beneficial.
I can see this, for certain folks. To me, I’d be mad that I’m wasting time on something totally pointless when I could be doing anything else far higher up on my importance meter.
If those are the advantages then the same advantages could be accomplished by daily filling a cup with water, pouring out the water, drying the glass and putting it back in the cupboard. I’d argue the cup with water is far less effort and yields the same results.
Because normalcy is subjective to each of us. If an unmade bed is normal in my house, then the unmade bed is what contributes to a sense of normalcy for me.
Right. Theres nothing inherent to the act of making a bed, or having a bed made, that makes it normal. It’s literally only normal if you’re a person that normally does that. If you need a benefit of routine in life, you can choose whatever routine you want!
You sweat constantly, you just don’t notice it. I “don’t sweat” at night, that doesn’t mean there isn’t moisture in the sheets. Your body is a semi-permeable water sac, of course there’s going to be moisture in the sheets after spending 8 hours in them.
I sweat a fair amount at night. At this point in my life, I open the window, have a fan blowing air around the room, and sleep with minimal sheets and no clothes. I still end up sweating at some point in the night.
it has an advantage for your mental health, because it helps your mood to know you have finished a task, have a routine, and cleaning.
Having to make my bed has a negative effect on my mental health. But yes, that’s why I said to evaluate it individually.
Just a pendant here. First comment does not say that.
Just a pedant here but it should be inferred from the first line.
It says that, and more.
It might for you. It does nothing for me.
Doing unnecessary stuff irks me in ways I can’t describe.
Because we are smart and value time.
I can’t stand actual pointless crap that wastes our lives.
But if it makes you happy, go for it I say.
i mean…if it makes someone happy then it wasn’t a waste! ;)
Very true!
That’s because your aren’t stupid.
It’s okay. There are dozens of us.
It doesn’t help my mental health to do a pointless task.
Contrary to what JP says mental health isn’t tied to a clean bedroom, or in this case a made bed.
This really depends on the person. For some, there’s benefit to the ritual and then again for the “tidy” bed occupying their space. For others, it doesn’t matter.
My personal opinion is if you tend to not be in your bedroom except to sleep then it doesn’t matter, but if you spend much time in there then making the bed is beneficial.
Its the routine not the time bedroom that natters
nah, fuck him. but a routine definitely is.
Routine and clean bed aren’t the same thing
no, but making the bed may be one of those mundane things that bring you into a routine!
I agree, but my point was that’s not what jp says.
ah i see now. had to look at your replies to other people to get the context :)
I can see this, for certain folks. To me, I’d be mad that I’m wasting time on something totally pointless when I could be doing anything else far higher up on my importance meter.
Making my bed does nothing for me.
This isn’t true for everyone… Did you know that?
For some of us, it’s punishment. Punishment to keep things nice only for others.
subjectivity is implied, yes.
If those are the advantages then the same advantages could be accomplished by daily filling a cup with water, pouring out the water, drying the glass and putting it back in the cupboard. I’d argue the cup with water is far less effort and yields the same results.
i don’t know how you can make that comparison when one of those things contributes to a sense of normalcy and the other plainly doesn’t.
Because normalcy is subjective to each of us. If an unmade bed is normal in my house, then the unmade bed is what contributes to a sense of normalcy for me.
i was speaking more in relation to other people. also i don’t know anyone for whom filling and emptying glasses of water is normal.
Right. Theres nothing inherent to the act of making a bed, or having a bed made, that makes it normal. It’s literally only normal if you’re a person that normally does that. If you need a benefit of routine in life, you can choose whatever routine you want!
Making your bed just means it will smell faster, you’re trapping moisture in the sheets.
When you make the bed you’re pinning all the duvet down?
Part of the reason I make my bed is to air it, with the duvet folded down, so it doesn’t smell
Very hard to find a good picture of this, but this is generally what people in the USA think of when someone says “make your bed”.
Ah ok, yeah none of that shit
Jeez, how much do you people sweat at night? I’m in a temperate climate and I only sweat at night when something’s wrong with me.
You sweat constantly, you just don’t notice it. I “don’t sweat” at night, that doesn’t mean there isn’t moisture in the sheets. Your body is a semi-permeable water sac, of course there’s going to be moisture in the sheets after spending 8 hours in them.
I sweat a fair amount at night. At this point in my life, I open the window, have a fan blowing air around the room, and sleep with minimal sheets and no clothes. I still end up sweating at some point in the night.
Mine is likely perimenopause related though.
Only if you do it right after getting up
And when are you supposed to do it otherwise? After you’ve gotten home from work?
Whenever you want? I do it when I get home from work or around lunchtime on my days off.