Comments on: Mondays Are Not As Depressing As You Think

By: Ron Dreamer

Ron Dreamer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:33:00 +0000

To Shirao question, people actually tend to spend more money when they are in a bad mood. Because buying something gives you a spike, a very, very short one, but still. Think about it, have you ever bought something you could not afford on a day you where in a bad mood, or where stressed? Ever found internet shopping interesting at a time you had to finish a paper, or presentation?

By: Shirao

Shirao — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:23:00 +0000

I wonder how our moods effect consumer behavior? Maybe when we are feeling happy we spend more frivolously and when we feel sad we are less inclined to spend extra. Any thoughts?

By: Que sera sera, what will be will be.

Que sera sera, what will be will be. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:34:00 +0000

I'm not sure whether the study can be proven to be accurate. However the day doesn't really matter, even though we think it does. You can't really generalize an universal feeling..

Worst days for me, imagined are probably Sunday night and Tuesday. Sunday, because you have to wake up early the next day. Tuesday because you've gotten over the initial excitement of going back to school/work and there's four long days ahead.

By: z

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:19:00 +0000

Sunday gets my vote as the most depressing day of the week. As per posts above this is absolutely related to my childhood.

By: CricketB

CricketB — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:27:00 +0000

I find Wednesday's most depressing because the week is half done and I'm nowhere near half done my list. I guess I pull ahead or re-evaluate the list by Wednesday. Friday varies, depending on my weekend plans. The thought of finishing a project around the house is always uplifting.

By: Julie Lu

Julie Lu — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:26:00 +0000

I totally agree that Wednesday sucks more than anything. Mondays aren't as bad as we imagine because most people need and like to work more than they imagine. If we had more free time, we'd be lost and depressed. Often by the time Monday morning rolls around, we're ready to go back to work.

There's nothing good about Wednesday, though. The enthusiasm for the work week has totally worn off by Wednesday. This, coupled with the horrific thought that there's still another TWO DAYS until the weekend comes is almost enough to break a person's soul.

By: Asil Ozdogru

Asil Ozdogru — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:38:00 +0000

It may also be pretty much related to range and extend of activities that children and adults can freely engage in during weekend days, which are unrestricted by school and/or work obligations in many cases.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:11:00 +0000

I have to wonder if the reason we think that way is that we're subconsciously thinking back to a time when that was true: when we were kids going to school.

Fridays meant staying up late, playing with friends without a thought given to homework. School was too far off in our minds to worry about it. Friday night might have even meant a sleep-over.

Saturday mornings meant Saturday morning cartoons. Good cartoons. Not like the ones they have today. Saturdays meant spending almost all day with friends.

By the time Monday rolled around, we were back in school. Suddenly, we had to get up, and go back to the drudgery of it all. And the weekend is so far away it's not even worth thinking about!

We go through that for years; through elementary school, secondary school, and post-secondary school. Then we hit the working world. Lift drifts towards the mean. But the pattern is already ingrained in our psyches.

Just my $0.02.