Start by making your bed

 

"The first thing you should do in the morning is make your bed. Because if you make your bed, you've accomplished something right off the bat - and that sets the tone for accomplishing many other things throughout the day. And if by chance you have a terrible day, at the very least you can come back to a bed that's made." - Jordan Peterson

Here's why this matters:

A clean room is your starting point for an ordered life. As Peterson puts it: "If you can't even clean up your own room, who are you to give advice to the world?" It's a brutal but honest truth. When we neglect our immediate surroundings, it's often a sign we're avoiding basic responsibilities.

"Start to stop doing what you know to be wrong. Start small. Don't try to change the whole world. Clean up your room," Peterson emphasizes. This isn't just about tidiness - it's about building competence and responsibility from the ground up.

Your room is the space you can directly control. By bringing order to it, you're demonstrating to yourself that positive change is possible through your own actions. As Peterson notes, this is how you begin to "put yourself together properly."

Start with your bed. Then your desk. Then your closet. Each small victory builds momentum toward larger life improvements. After all, as Peterson asks: "How can you possibly put order into the world if you can't even organize your local experience?"

These practical steps become a foundation for broader personal development.
Clean your room - it's the first battle in a larger war against chaos.



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