Making the bed after sleep functions as a simple self-initiated task that triggers dopamine release through anticipation of reward, producing an early motivational surge. Completing a small, ordered action at the start of the day helps set positive momentum and supports human flourishing. Stress operates as a necessary activator of motivation and arousal; without some stress, hypoarousal and inactivity would occur. The Yerkes-Dodson Law explains that moderate stress enhances performance up to an optimal point, while excessive stress surpasses that point and degrades performance. Deliberate incorporation of manageable stressors and simple routines can support optimal performance and sustained productive behaviour.
"Putting your bed clothes back from the night before is one of the best ways to start the day. On a neuroscientific level, we have a neurochemical called dopamine which fires," Whelehan said. "The minute we anticipate a reward of completing a task, and automatically you're starting to fire that it and it surges in the morning through completing a task that's self-initiated."
"Yes, we can't survive without some form of stress. Otherwise, we'd be engaged in a constant state of hypo arousal. We'd basically be lying down all day. Stress engages our motivational faculties to be able to do things. There's a very simple framework called the Yerkes-Dodsons Law which states people need a certain amount of stress to get them to optimal performance. Then once they go over that, they end up degrading their performance."
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