You may be thinking how is making your bed every day going to accomplish anything other than having a tidy bed!? Well, I’ve learned from personal experience that it actually has a positive impact on my mood, productivity, and self-esteem.

It’s a simple and easy habit to adopt and before you know it, it will become a normal morning routine like brushing your teeth or having a cup of coffee.

Starting your day by accomplishing a small task boosts your mood. It makes you look for other things to do to keep this motivation and feeling going.

Making your bed every morning will…

Declutter Your Mind

By doing this quick task every day you will find that improving your surroundings helps to ease your mind. Having a messy bed and environment makes your mind feel cluttered and subconsciously makes you feel more on edge and stressed.

If you make your bed you will feel more organised and structured, which is a great mindset to have at the start of your day. When you begin your morning this way you feel like you have achieved something. Therefore, it boosts your mood, giving you the best possible start to your day.

Start Your Day with an Accomplishment

Starting your day being productive and doing a mood-boosting task like making your bed, gives you a great sense of accomplishment. It’s like a small personal win every morning which helps to build your self-esteem the longer you keep doing it.

It’s a great feeling to start your day with a positive task completed. It will make you feel in control, and boost your feelings of self-worth. This will give you a sense of pride in achieving something as soon as you wake up.

Improve Your Mood

Making your bed sets your day off on the right track by giving you a positive mental boost. Furthermore, it also gives you a calming feeling going to bed at night with a made bed.

If you’ve had a bad day for some reason, there’s nothing better than coming home to a tidy and made bed. It will make you feel less stressed and calm your mind. As well as encourage you that you still have control and structure in your life because you have that constant positive habit.

It gives you the feeling of being organised and that you are on top of things. Therefore, you will go to bed with the mindset that tomorrow will be good. You will be starting your next day right again with a small task completed.

Boost Your Productivity

Something as simple as making your bed every morning will have a positive impact on your productivity and will set the tone for your day. It’s a simple habit that you can implement easily into your life. It will kick-start your productivity and motivation for other tasks you wish to complete during your day.

Making your bed will give you a small sense of achievement and pride. This will encourage you to keep doing more tasks because you’ll want this feeling to grow. Therefore, you will find other things to do that have the same positive effect on your mindset.

You will find that by the end of your day, you have completed more things than usual. Ultimately, it has a positive knock-on effect on your productivity.

Reinforce the Fact That the Little Things in Life Matter

Making your bed every morning is also a reminder that doing little tasks consistently is important. Furthermore, it will reinforce the point that the little things in life matter. They can make a big difference in your mood and productivity levels.

I feel that if you don’t have the motivation to do the little things right or tackle small tasks then you’ll have less drive to achieve the more challenging things in life.

If you come home to a messy bed at the end of a hard day, it will drain your energy and mood further and lower your self-esteem. Simply spending a couple of minutes each day doing the basic little things will give you a strong foundation and structure in your life.

“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.”- Admiral McRaven

Summary

Making your bed is a great place to start your self-improvement journey. It’s a quick and simple task to lift your mental state. It will make you feel more in control of your life from the moment you wake up.

Furthermore, it will make you feel happier and more confident in your abilities, as you will have started your day off right.

Why not give it a go for a week and see the positive effect it has on your life!?

“The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.”- Robert Frost

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