Normal_Anomaly comments on Shaving: Less Long - Less Wrong

13 Post author: Bart119 20 May 2012 02:52PM

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Comment author: gwern 20 May 2012 04:03:09PM *  14 points [-]

Well, diminishing returns don't set in until the third or fourth or nth wipe - the first wipe removes some quite dangerous and smelly material.

And on the other hand, making one's bed has zero health or smell benefits that I can see, and won't even impress 99% of the people one runs into - since they won't be in your bedroom noting how unusual it is your bed is made and how very Conscientious you must be.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 20 May 2012 10:45:27PM 3 points [-]

I roll around a lot when I sleep, and I find making my bed daily virtually eliminates my tendency to pull the sheets off completely any given night. Whenever I do pull the sheets off they end up in a tangle that takes a lot of time and effort to get back into any useful state.

Comment author: gwern 20 May 2012 11:27:24PM 5 points [-]

Then in that case, you don't need anyone lecturing you - you will do it just to get a better night's sleep. And in my own case, I find 'made' beds much harder to sleep in.

Comment author: sketerpot 21 May 2012 06:08:26AM 1 point [-]

You're definitely not the only one. If I have to sleep in a made bed, I will carefully unmake it first. Bedding preferences are idiosyncratic enough that declaring one style to be Right is obvious hubris.

Comment author: EE43026F 20 May 2012 11:54:17PM 0 points [-]

For a long time I preferred using a sleeping bag for just that reason.