LPT: Make your bed every day for better sleep

Submitted by duckredbeard t3_z4530h in LifeProTips

When you crawl into a bed that is neatly neatly made, The sheets and blankets are where they need to be. If you crawl into a messy bed, you'll be fighting the blankets and sheets in the middle of the night trying to get comfortable.

I started doing this recently and I've gotten remarkably better sleep. I toss and turn much less. I don't wake up in the middle of the night cold for lack of covers.

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harley9779 t1_ixp9noi wrote

The flip side of this is that making your bed after waking traps dust and other bacteria in your bed. Leaving the bed unmade allows it to air out throughout the day.

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Active_Skin_1245 t1_ixpaoqx wrote

I’m not making a bed ever. Hubs and I each have our own comforters. That’s the real life pro tip.

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jellylime t1_ixp9nm2 wrote

LPT to this LPT... if you suck at making the bed regularly, buy blankets a size bigger than your bed and tuck them under the mattress at the foot. That way you can crawl into a "messy" bed and just yank everything up to your chin; the foot of the bed anchors the blankets, so it's "instamade".

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mafiaknight t1_ixrkue6 wrote

LPT: This is actually not healthy. Making your bed immediately after waking traps in bacteria and moisture. It’s much better to let your bed air out for a couple hours.

So, while it might encourage some positive habits or something, it’s quite disgusting.

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DevourerOfSoups t1_ixsqkpg wrote

Best way is to neatly lay the sheets open during the day. Looks better than completely messy, and is healthier.

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downinCarolina t1_ixplrb3 wrote

making your bed every day starts a routine. routines are good for good sleep

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keepthetips t1_ixp92gd wrote

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Shancv1988 t1_ixrw867 wrote

This is a pointless waste of time that I'm sick of seeing pushed.

As far as the whole "It starts a routine" rubbish goes, there are plenty of actually useful things you can do first thing in morning that will also start a routine.

This is annoying hustle culture codswallop. Stop it.

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