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All the coffee in the world couldn’t save you from this Monday. We get it. Mondays are miserable, and they’re not going to get any better unless we somehow transition to a French four-day workweek where Mondays turn into second Sundays. But that will just make Tuesdays into Mondays, thus replicating the ongoing cycle that is hating your life because of spreadsheets instead of brunch.
There are a few different reasons Mondays are considered a bottom-tier day: you’re as far away from the weekend as you’ll ever be, you’re still dehydrated from drinking all weekend, and everything you put off last week floods your inbox like a tidal wave that even Bodhi couldn’t handle. But as it turns out, there’s another reason you’re lagging today that has nothing to do with your job and everything to do with your internal clock just being off. It’s called “Social Jet Lag” and the effect of it are real. Really real.
Per Life Hacker:
According to a German research, this phenomenon is known as ‘social jet lag’ and it has some unpleasant side effects. When a person tends to sleep longer than usual during weekends, it gets harder for him or her to wake up fresh on the next working day because of the disturbed circadian rhythm (an internal body clock that governs our sleep and wake time). Apart from ‘how much you sleep’, ‘when you sleep’ also has adverse effects on both, physical and mental health. There is a downside to shifting the sleep schedule from weekday to weekend.
Yeah, you’re tired because you stayed up until 1 a.m. on Sundays denying that your weekend was over, but you’re also tired because your body is telling you go to the fuck back to sleep rather than stand in your breakroom waiting for the Keurig to warm up. While sleeping from last call until 11 a.m. may feel like the right move because it’s nine hours of sleep, you’re throwing off the vibe of your body. Do you really want to throw off the vibe of your body? I didn’t think so.
Honestly, though, don’t let any of that hodgepodge stop you. Your Monday is going to be a battle regardless, so you might as well make the most the days leading up to it.
[via Life Hacker]
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I couldn’t think of any reason why a Monday working for Grandex would suck until I thought of seeing Dorn’s ugly mug bright and early with a shit eating grin on his face because he “crushed” his morning workout.
I can admit that Mondays are a lot easier to stomach working here, but you’re still going to work rather than sleeping in watching Apple TV, so.
The worst part about work is without a doubt the hours lost that could have been spent binge-watching
It’s still a job. Some just suck less than others.
My Monday so far has consisted of getting an email letting me know I lost my biggest client and source of income (freelancer), and lying on the floor staring at the fan. Naturally I got on my laptop and started reading PGP.
At least you can suffer the crushing blow from the comfort of your own home!
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Damn.
Fuck dude. Moments like this are why Alan Jackson wrote “It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere”
Yeah I may or may not be on my second G&T.
I had a streak where I would go out until 4am Saturday night, then have to get on a plane 24 hours later for work, the time in between was basically spent packing and sporadically waking up in a panic thinking I had missed my flight.
I legitimately laughed out loud at the visual of the latter half of your comment
This is where Premier League season really helps me out. I’m up at 7am so that I can get a Taylor ham egg & cheese and a coffee on time for the 7:45am kickoff. Rarely miss it even if I went hard Fri night. Stick to the same schedule Sundaya because why not? Makes Sunday feel much longer.
Circadian rhythm be damned, I still think Tuesday’s are worse.
Think I found the Sunday scary cure. 1- wake up decently early (10ish) and workout. 2- hit the links around 12-1. 3- post golf sizzle wit da boys 4- shower and get ready for bed. 5- scotch and a movie you have seen before. 6- read a magazine or book for at least 30 mins. 7- asleep by 11.
That sounds good, but here is my real sunday:
1. Wake up at an undesclosed hour hoping to do one somewhat productive activity
2. After doing nothing even remotely productive, wonder how it is already midnight