Don’t Make Your Bed First Thing in the Morning
Lazy people, rejoice: there is a good reason for not making your bed first thing in the morning. Yes, you still have to do it like a real adult, but consider it your free rein some time after you wake up. That’s why.
Why not make the bed right away?
The argument against making the bed immediately is neither new nor well known. In 2005, researchers at Kingston University published the results of a two-year study showing that dust mites, up to 1.5 million of which can live in bed at certain times, do not survive in warm, dry conditions. created by an unmade bed.
“Mrs. D”, a well-known cleaning expert in the UK, also advises against making your bed as soon as you get out of it. She wrote on Instagram that people sweat a lot during the night, so “making the bed every morning first thing, you capture all This moist air is what breeds dust mites and bed bugs.”
It’s disgusting—certainly more disgusting than an unmade bed. Wait about an hour after you wake up to make your bed, regardless of what your self-help books say, doing this first thing will encourage you to be more disciplined and productive.
Make your bed though
We’ve long advised making your bed every morning is very important , so don’t use this new knowledge about tick breeding habits to talk you out of it altogether. We even have plenty of tips on how to do it efficiently and quickly , so you won’t have an excuse when that hour is up.
Dr. Michael Breus, The Sleep Doctor, recently published a study by his company that found that while 38.4% of adults make their bed every day, 45.4% of them fall asleep within 20 minutes of the night. He says this is because “a clean room represents a pure mind”, which is not particularly scientific , but nice. Make it even cleaner and more enjoyable by not encouraging extra mites to find comfort in your sweaty, damp, dark, freshly made bed.