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Making your bed is a waste of time (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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The only time I make my bed is when I change the sheets. That's once a week, and I only make it then because my mother instilled it in me.

Not making it everyday saves time but more importantly airs everything out and deprives bacteria of moisture. That, makes it less stinky and lets my bedding last longer.

I sleep hot, it doesn't matter what the ambient temperature is. Vermont in winter? Heating is off in my bedroom, and I have a leg out.

Edit: seems like this isn't unpopular. It was a random thought that popped in my head. Everyone I have explained this to thinks it's weird.

I understand the tidy thing, everything else in my bedroom is quite tidy, my life really, with the notable exception of my thought processes.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When the pandemic hit, I went from never, ever working from home to being at home as close 100% of the time as you can get (we even had all our groceries delivered). It would have been very easy for me to just roll out of bed and turn on the computer in the morning, but I decided it was probably better for my mental health to continue getting up, showering, shaving, getting dressed (even if just in sweats or shorts), and making the bed. I was in that mode for almost two years before a partial return to on-site work.

I don't think that's necessary for everyone, but I do think it helped me keep a good mental state during a tough time. So I'd think this is broadly true: for some people there's not much point and for others it's an important mental health practice.

[–] r0ertel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Making the bed keeps the pollen and other allergens away from where I put my face.

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Put the comforter / duvet over your pillows?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have always heard that you shouldn't do your bed if you're allergic?

[–] r0ertel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I haven't heard that. I was told to make the bed (and wash your face before bed and don't sleep in the clothes you wore outside) from a pediatric allergist. It seems to be working, but it's not like I'm running any double-blind studies at home.

[–] devbo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anybody else make the bed right before sleeping in it? I make my bed everyday, but only immediately before turning my lights off and going to sleep. My bed in unmade most of the time.

[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

b...bu...bu...but...

that's just wrinkled blankets and sheets with extra steps

[–] 2484345508@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

You’re as lazy a bed maker as you are a moderator.

[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Counter argument: A tidy looking room makes me happier. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time, ergo, making your bed is not wasted time.

If your house is the reflection of your mental state, then the other way around is also true.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think your home is a reflection of your mental state......

looks at home, it is trash

Oh. Maybe you're right.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One of my favorite things in life is getting into a nice made bed. If I was rich, I'd pay someone to put fresh sheets on my bed every day. My wife doesn't give a shit either way. I wonder what the venn diagram looks like of people that don't make their bed with the argument about moisture vs people that wear raw denim jeans.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My wife is a monster she fucks the sheets up every night and will just "make the bed" by straightening the duvet. I'm really anal about sheets but I sleep in boxers and she sleeps in sweats and a shirt. If I sleep alone making the bed is just folding the sheets and comforter back from me getting out of bed. Making the bed right takes almost as much effort as putting new bedding on after my wife sleeps in the bed.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I feel this in my soul. After picking out all the hair bands, at least one earbud, the TV remote, one sock, and a pillow from the bottom most part of the bed, I may as well just put on fresh sheets.