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skedeebs t1_isj80z4 wrote

There is not that much of a connection to making my bed and making the future life I want, but thanks.

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ACuriousBidet t1_isk2bce wrote

Yes .. and no

You're right there's nothing special about the bed itself. But that's also not the point. It's about exercising your "executive function" i.e the ability to think of a task, and then do it.

Many times people have good ideas but don't act on them. Ex. I should eat healthy, exercise, or study. Things that will objectively make your life better.

But there are just as many bad thoughts that stop us from acting on these good ideas. Ex. "What is the point of this", "this is a waste of time", or "I just don't feel like it".

Having a strong executive function means being able to ignore these bad thoughts and do the thing anyway.

Now I don't know if its causation or correlation, but if you can make your bed EVERY day, then you MUST have a strong executive function. Someone with a weak one couldn't do it.

Maybe is popsci voodoo. Or maybe there's a reason the military has you do it first thing every day.

It would be interesting to see an income breakdown of people that do and don't make their bed.

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YawnTractor_1756 t1_isjw116 wrote

There is not much connection between taking a shower and a future you want either, but not taking a shower assures you will never get that future.

It does not have to be making bed specifically, it is just a beaten example from a speech of a wise military guy. In the broader context it means: next to the creative chaos you create in your life when you do something you must spend time to counter it with order, otherwise you will not be able to be productive.

I will put it so that almost every man understood: this is the reason why you want to put your tools back after you worked on something, rather than just leaving them lying around.

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Elonth t1_islp85l wrote

steve job never washed himself and he turned out pretty fine until the cancer. Just saying.

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YawnTractor_1756 t1_islpqdu wrote

Pablo Escobar broke the law but turned out to be pretty fine until was killed.

None of the examples like these can serve as a role model.

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oldschool54 t1_isjdr8n wrote

https://youtu.be/sBAqF00gBGk

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Evipicc t1_isjlint wrote

No. Some random ass saying that making your bed good has no bearing on if making my bed has any value to me.

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trogloherb t1_isjn9t0 wrote

Spoiler alert; it does not. Ive always questioned why “making your bed” is a thing; youre just going to get back into it that night. Sure, I “make it” when I change the sheets, but daily? Nah…

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backwardsbloom t1_isjrwoa wrote

I was reading a “house making” guide from the 50s once. It suggested that you leave the bed unmade for a while and open the windows. The airflow makes sure the inner sheets completely dry before making the bed. If instead you make the bed immediately, all that sweat from the night before will stay trapped and be less sanitary the next time you use it.

I choose to just let stay unmade and air out all day.

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Evipicc t1_isjwpnu wrote

People back then, as bigoted as they were, were super pragmatic... A lot of cooking/housekeeping/work practice stuff from that age is fucking gold.

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backwardsbloom t1_isjx5gh wrote

Very true. And as much as I don’t like forced gender roles from that era, being able to afford having 1 person taking care of the home allows a lot of extra care into these things.

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Evipicc t1_isjy0xy wrote

Oh for sure the dynamic of the slaved homemaker isn't great, but there no reason we can't learn from what those people did successfully and efficiently to replicate it now, regardless of your gender!

We stand on the shoulders of those before us, even if they didn't want to carry anyone...

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huzernayme t1_ismdm2v wrote

It would be perfect to swap out every 6 months or something.

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Human-Ad9798 t1_isk603w wrote

I read it more as a metaphor for doing little things step by step not GOING BIG directly

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ApertureUnknown t1_isju56v wrote

"The little things in life matter. If you can't do the little things right, you'll never be able to do the big things right" - This is incredibly accurate and you shouldn't be so quick to disregard it.

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Evipicc t1_isjwbfx wrote

Hasn't been accurate for me. Being able to not spend 10 minutes making something I'm going to immediately unmake next time I use it and instead using that to read my AC/DC Fundamentals for my Mechatronics Engineering course has proven to be SUBSTANTIALLY more effective at bringing me success recently...

You act like there's NOTHING you could be doing in substitution, and that the person is going to be sitting there staring at a wall because they aren't making their bed. The bed has nothing to do with it, it's being productive with your time.

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boooooooooo_cowboys t1_isjwb8i wrote

I don’t agree. There are just so many little things in life. You absolutely can accomplish big things in life by focusing on the little things that matter and letting the less important ones slide.

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xrhstos12lol t1_isjw7f2 wrote

Ah yes. A USA Admiral is a random ass to some random ass redditor. Smh

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Evipicc t1_isjwycv wrote

Weird to suggest they use reddit... I watched the video, and regardless of who/what he is, he's still one of 8 billion people. I don't give a fuck what he thinks.

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xrhstos12lol t1_isjxzpg wrote

You are the random ass redditor. Not him. Dont get me wrong here lmao

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Evipicc t1_isk03b4 wrote

I am also a random ass redditor who can decide for myself what's best for me. That's the point.

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xrhstos12lol t1_iskdf71 wrote

He didnt put a gun on your head dude. Why are you so mad about it wtf

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Evipicc t1_isklnzf wrote

Why are so many so hell bent on this being good advice?

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stiiknafuulia t1_isljgol wrote

Did the kneejerk downvoters actually watch this thing? It's a classic of motivational speaking.

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oldschool54 t1_ism6the wrote

Reddit. What can you say?

In their defense though, their moms probably make their beds!

Live strong.

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