Enjoying yesterday's public holiday (in commemoration of the delicious and yet historic ANZAC biscuit), I inevitably had to return to work today. And with the day off falling on a Wednesday, returning today effectively tainted a regular Thursday at work with a gloomy feeling of Mondayitis. This got me thinking about the ideal day off.
We can rule out Thursday for a start. Although it's the day of new movie releases in Australia, so is the ideal opportunity to get into those blockbusters during the daylight hours before the throngs arrive, it ruins your Friday - giving it that dreaded Monday feel, and effectively neutralising the TGIF effect and turning it into a run-of-the-mill day.
Tuesday is also not ideal because it adds Mondayitis to the hump-day feeling, and thus ruins your Wednesday.
Before we declare the most suitable day off, let's summarise the factors.
1. Modayitis can hit on any day off the week, after a break
2. TGIF has a strongest effect on Friday, when everyone is in similar mood
3. Wednesday is a hump day, with a mildly negative feeling
4. Most public holidays fall on a Monday, so taking a regular Monday mean you'd miss those extra days off
And the final answer is... there is no good day to take off, so don't !
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