Since 2005, every third Monday in January has been considered the most depressing day of the year. T. i. Blue Monday falls this year on January 18, 2016. Do you know what this day symbolizes and why it was declared the most depressing day of the year?
January considered the most depressing month of the year, Monday for most depressing day during the week, so it is logical that in January we also "commemorate" the most depressing day of the year. "Blue Monday” takes place every third Monday in the “longest” month of the year. It is supposed to symbolize the day when we "wake up from our dreams" and return to established way of life, after we diligently piled on the pounds, had fun and spent money over the merry December and holidays. On this day, they are said to be more irritable, sad and without enthusiasm. The formula was developed by a psychology professor Cliff Arnall from Cardiff University, and the third Monday of the month was declared the worst day of the year by a travel agency Sky Travel. And why the third Monday of the month? He earned the title based on calculations of various factors, such as the weather, debts, empty wallet, failed New Year's resolutions, high credit installments, the distance of Christmas and festive food and atmosphere...
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What to do to make the most of the most depressing day of the year? Get a good night's sleep, and treat yourself in the morning favorite breakfast, because the day is known by the morning. Don't schedule important meetings, postpone important life decisions, and put them on the schedule instead things that make you happy. End the evening with a glass of good wine. But you can also be warmed by the thought that the third is not far away the happiest day of the year (the first and second are Christmas Day and Christmas Day respectively), that is February 14th when we celebrate Valentine's. The first sunny weekend of the year is also considered among the happiest.
