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Who would have thought that opening the windows several times a day would have a lasting effect on reducing the humidity in my home? My parents, probably. And probably everyone else except me.

Don’t get me wrong, I did air the rooms in my apartment regularly! But most of the time, not multiple times a day. For example, I aired my bedroom most days. Maybe I forgot to do it once a week, but I usually do it after I roll out of bed. But in the fall season, the humidity has always been at the upper limit before it’s too high.

I guess I was a bit ignorant because after opening the window for about 15 minutes, the humidity quickly returned to where it was before. I thought this would happen every time, no matter how many times I opened the window. But somehow I forgot the most logical conclusion: that doing it multiple times a day will incrementally dry out the room more and more.

After only 2 weeks of airing all the rooms several times a day, it’s now at a perfectly average level. And my windows are not fogging up as much overnight. I even bought a dehumidifier last year, which helped a bit, but in retrospect wasn’t necessary. I should’ve just opened the damn windows more than once a day.

To be honest, it’s a bit embarrassing to admit my ignorance. But I have learned something!