[Tijdreiziger]

> the position of your bed relative to your chair relative to your door

IIUC, the idea behind Feng Shui (traditional Chinese interior design) is that if your furniture is arranged in a logical way, it has a positive mental impact and is therefore conducive to allowing you to thrive. On the other hand, if your furniture is incoherently arranged, it can lead to frustration and clutter, which have a negative mental impact.

I don’t think there are any studies on this, but at least intuitively, it seems to make sense to me.

Example: if you put your desk directly in front of your door, it’s in the way and therefore will be an (unconscious) source of frustration every time you enter the room (because you have to walk around it all the time). In Feng Shui this is described as the desk blocking the ‘energy’ of the door; I find it useful to think of ‘energy’ as a synonym for ‘traffic flow’ in this context.

If you want to know more about this, check out the excellent YouTube/TikTok channel ‘Dear Modern’, especially his short-form videos. (no affiliation)

[Ekaros]

Also, consider which direction windows of various rooms you have face. Rooms are used differently during the day so for example morning sun in the bed room might be helpful if you need to wake up when sun rises. Also before modern houses things like air circulation and so on could have real effect of livability.

[openasocket]

> IIUC, the idea behind Feng Shui (traditional Chinese interior design) is that if your furniture is arranged in a logical way, it has a positive mental impact and is therefore conducive to allowing you to thrive. On the other hand, if your furniture is incoherently arranged, it can lead to frustration and clutter, which have a negative mental impact.

That’s an incomplete description. Traditional Feng Shui says if your furniture is incoherently arranged, it disrupts the flow of Qi, and causes spirits to grant you ill fortune. Which sounds less plausible

[Tijdreiziger]

Sure, but you can change one description into the other, while keeping the practical application the same.

I really recommend watching the following video, which introduces Feng Shui principles in a non-superstitious way:

“Feng Shui does make sense! The basis of how to plan your home for comfort and practicality” (runtime 6 min 34 sec) — https://youtube.com/watch?v=YsBPqO3pv_Y