People who make their beds and people who don’t

KAROO NEWS - A survey of 2 000 Americans, commissioned by the sleep research site Sleepopolis, found that people who make their beds tend to be adventurous, confident, sociable and high-maintenance.

On the other hand it was concluded that people who don’t make their beds tend to be shy, moody, curious and sarcastic.

In addition to that, bed-makers were found to be morning people who don’t need alarm clocks to wake up. They probably work in health or technology-related fields. It was concluded that those who don’t make their beds were probably night people who need alarm clocks to wake up. They tend to work in business or finance.

Another study found that 72 percent of people who make their beds organize and plan their daily lives as opposed to 49 percent of people who don’t. The study also found that 74 percent of people who make their bed experience a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day, while 50 percent of those who don’t make their bed have the same experience.

A total of 83 percent of people who follow routines and schedules are bed-makers while 56 percent of non-makers do; 62 percent of bed-makers eat healthy foods as opposed to 47 percent of non-makers.

The survey, which polled 1 000 Americans, found that bed-makers were more than twice as likely to be satisfied with their jobs.

Of people who are likely to prioritize responsibilities over their desires, bed-makers score 75 percent and non-makers 57 percent. To top it all, people who make their beds get more sleep than those who don’t.

How making your bed can change your life
Retired U.S. Admiral William H. McRaven wrote a book titled Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… And Maybe the World about this topic.

From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of The University of Texas. In his commencement speech he told students that the importance of making your bed every day was one of the most powerful lessons he learned during his time as a Navy SEAL.

“If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day,” he said. “It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. And by the end of the day that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed.”

To make your bed is to complete the first task of the day.