你最不喜欢一周中的哪一天？哪一天最难熬？ 不少人的回答可能都是 星期一。一周的开始意味着开心的周末已经结束，新一周的工作学习也已经展开。
Ask most people which day of the week they dread1 the most and the answer is likely to be Monday. The first day of the week can make us grouchy2 and depressed3, which is why the feeling is described as the Monday blues4. But what is it exactly that makes us feel down and does it affect everyone?
Apparently5, the most depressing day of the year is the third Monday in January, when its cold and dark outside. This day was nicknamed Blue Monday by psychologist Cliff Arnall in 2004. He came up with it after a holiday company asked him for a scientific formula for the January blues.
Even if there was little science behind the formula, its probably true that the sound of our alarm clock on any Monday morning signals the dawning of a new week and possibly the end of our weekend of fun. Research shows our Monday mood can be based on a direct comparison to the day before. Its what psychologists call an emotional shift, and no other part of the week has a transition like it.
Monday means the end of weekend lie|ins its back to the routine and the realisation that there are five days ahead of the nine|to|five, and according to the BBC Bitesize website If you cant stand your job then the Monday blues can be very real. And your miserable6 Monday is followed by trying Tuesday the most popular day for sending out job applications.
But is Monday as bad as we like to think it is? Feeling a bit low shouldnt be confused with more serious depression, caused by other factors. Writing for the BBC, author and presenter7 Claudia Hammond, argues that this low feeling might be a myth. She says: There is a strong cultural idea that we dont like Mondays. She mentions an Australian study in 2008 about how people reflected on their mood and found the day that scored the lowest was in fact Wednesdays. So, when Monday comes, maybe we should give it a second chance!
