Make your bed every morning

Maybe you’re not a morning person, maybe you don’t have time in the morning or maybe you think “oh, it’s not that important, no one sees this” all excuses for you to not to make your bed.

However, it takes less than a minute to make your bed in the morning. And you’ll be surprised how many benefits this gives you.

• You start the day off right
  If you make your bed every morning, you’ve already done the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and encourage you to do another task and another and another,” Moreover, it sends signals to your brain that even small things in life are important.
  
  
• It lowers your stress-level.
  When your bed is made, it immediately gives the feeling of order in your bedroom, and that is important for your sleep quality and your stress level.
  
  
• Making your bed increases your productivity.
  According to the author of the book ‘the power of habit’,  making your bed every day gives you the feeling that you are in charge. And that, in turn, leads to greater productivity throughout the day.
  
  
• A made bed shows that you care about yourself and your home,
  and that makes you happier according to Gretchen Rubin author of  ‘The happiness project’.

So go for it; what else can do so much to make you happy with so little effort, and in so little time? Well, you can eat chocolate, of course. But bed making won’t make you feel guilty.

Tip for today
Make your bed every morning.