The myth of miserable Monday
Feeling a little sluggish this morning? A few weeks ago, a study by academics at Rush University in the US found sleeping in at the weekend can lead to what it described as ‘social jet lag’.
Having enjoyed some late mornings, the body isn’t accustomed to waking up early for the start of the working week, leaving you feeling tired and groggy.
But if this makes you feel a bit sorry for yourself today, you won’t get much sympathy from a separate group of academics from Stony Brook University in New York.
A study reported this morning found the ‘Monday morning blues’ are simply a “cultural myth”, and people’s attitudes are no worse than on other days of the week.
While it is true the difference between positive and negative feelings was greatest on a Monday, and moods were no worse than on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (although there was a boost at the end of the week on Friday).
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Today is a warm monday here in Denmark. And it is really tough coming back to the professional part of my life. This weekend we have had the most lovely weather you can imagine. If you have ever been to Denmark you know what I mean.
Do you remember the song – bloody monday? I think it was written by an australian after a shooting done on a monday. The shooter hated mondays.
Rush University and Stony Brook University are both right and any other researching group world wide for that matter.
I have just came back from Malta and today is my first day after two weeks break. I have had a lovely day so far, no social jet lag and no blues. As for the next Monday…
Just like starting the engine, it takes time for warming-up. After a break at weekends, few can be on form on Monday.
I’ve heard of a song called “I don’t like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats in 1978. That was a song about someone who hated Mondays so much they opened fire in the office on a Monday morning. I bit drastic for feeling a bit groggy after the weekend.
I think the tiredness could be more attributed to the fact that most people tend to stay up later at the weekend are generally more active.
You mean ‘ I don’t like Mondays’ by Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats. He is Irish actually, I think the song referred to an amazing quote by an American youth in the 1980′s who had just mown down with a gun his fellow school colleagues, due to no other reason that he got depressed going to school on a Monday morning…
I spent some time in the Middle East and discovered that Sundays can be pretty bad…
You are right Andy. I used to work in the United Arab Emirates as well and yes, sunday´s can be really tough
– I had forgotten!
I worked in Oman for a while and found Saturdays pretty bad (thurs-fri weekend), especially when you knew everyone at home was just starting their weekend!