There are 24 hours in the day. With each passing day comes the opportunity to be more productive than the last. My interpretation of the above is the task I have assigned to myself now that I am in college. Though unsure where I found it, I once read that making your bed in the morning is the first step to a productive and fulfilling day. Prior to coming to college, I often forgot about this sentiment. I opted to minimally fix up my bed to make it look just the right amount of presentable and move on with my day. Fast forward a couple months, and making my bed is the first item on my to-do list. I’m not sure if I do this in an effort to do my part in tidying up the dorm room or if I am holding onto some belief that by making my bed, my day will automatically be more efficient? Realistically, I know that making my bed probably places zero impact on how much I accomplish in a day. For some odd reason, I am hanging on to this theory and put it on a pedestal. I have no idea where I read this statement, and I am calling it a statement because it is definitely not a fact, but it gets me through the day.

Some spend countless hours slaving over homework, tests, and assignments, but I make my bed and I feel like I have exerted a proper amount of effort. No matter what I have on my schedule for the day, even if I only get to half of it, the fact that I made my bed before leaving my dorm room is a win. All jokes aside, the greatest benefit of making my bed in the morning is creating a reason for me not to get in it at random points throughout the day. While the statement I read may not have any real basis or standing, it is something I have adopted as my own. In a time where it seems like every word we hear, see, or read must be backed by evidence, there is something refreshing about believing in something just because it allows me to feel good. So, even though making my bed may have no effect on my day at all, at least I can feel like I am accomplishing something by making it in the morning. Though this is a simple task to say the least it proves how much weight one can place on a theory, idea, or "fact" that doesn't even have much backing it up. It is incredible how nothing, as in a nameless idea, can turn into something so quickly and organically. I am baffled and slightly embarrassed by the fact that making my bed has turned into such a detailed post, but I guess some things just shouldn't be left unsaid?

There are 24 hours in the day, the sun rises and with it comes a plethora of possibilities, but as long as I make my bed at least I can say I took control and did something with my life.