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Experts Explain Why Mondays Are So Psychologically Hard

Living for the weekend

Someone who sees their weekend experience as the only source of happiness will feel like Monday is the end of their life.

Leading a double life - that of paying bills and going to work on the one side, and personal enjoyment on weekends on the other side - will always lead to difficult Mondays, unless the two can be merged.

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How To Utilize Sundays To Make Your Week Easier

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I've always had a love-hate relationship with Sundays. While it's still the weekend and I want to make the most out of Sunday Funday, I'm also anxious about going back to the grind. Sometimes, I even straight-up dread Mondays.

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Avoid having a Manic Monday

Write down your top 3 priorities to get done on Monday and plan your schedule around them.
Review your calendar for the upcoming week and tie key tasks or events to it so you know exac...

Get errands out of the way

Sundays are a great day to get your errands out of the way, like grocery shopping. Also, take time for cooking meals, cleaning rooms, or dropping things off at different shops. You most likely don't have the time and energy to do these activities after work.

But don’t spend all of Sunday on these tasks. Even though they’re important, you still need some time to decompress.

Schedule something fun

Make sure you also do something you enjoy, like brunch with friends or spending time with your family.

This gives you something to look forward to during the week and it also helps you to disconnect.

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How to conquer the Sunday scaries (and feel good on Monday)

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There's a line in Haruki Murakami's sprawling novel, , that encapsulates the subtle dread many people feel as the weekend wraps up: "Time flows in strange ways on Sundays," he writes, "and sights become mysteriously distorted." From worry to being overwhelmed to straight-up sadness, these "distortions" are more commonly known as the "Sunday scaries."

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Why Monday looms so large

Hating Monday is practically an international pastime. There’s a bit of a collective conscience that Mondays suck.

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Anticipatory anxiety

The Sunday are a form of “anticipatory anxiety,” that's why concerns might creep in as you consider the upcoming week.

Worrying about future events is human nature. But prolonged anxiety can lead to chronic stress, which increases your risk of health problems, including depression, heart disease, digestive problems, sleep issues, and more.

Plan some Sunday self-care

Treating yourself well on Sunday can help you feel better about Monday. You can try:

Serenity—a form of relaxation, like meditation or deep breathing
Exercise—anything from yoga to running
Love—expressing gratitude
Food—eating nutrient-rich foods high in vitamin B6 and avoiding caffeine and alcohol.

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When Living For The Weekend Becomes A Sign Of Job Burnout

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Burnout is a real occupational hazard, and it does not disappear when the workweek is done. The tired, snappy, apathetic employee at the office is the same person who still holds those grudges at home. According to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, the main criteria for burnout isn't necessarily being overworked.

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Understanding burnout

The main reason for being burnout isn’t necessarily being overworked. It can also come from being under-challenged.

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Burnout and your free time

When you are experiencing burnout from the stress of your job, you can forget what time off is supposed to feel like.

You can even develop bad habits on the weekend that are making you feel even more drained and overwhelmed on Monday morning.

Living too much for the weekend

When people split their week up and start thinking of work as bad and the weekend as all good, that contributes to the problem.

Bring your weekend into your week, and find engagement elsewhere: if that's when you connect with friends and family, find a way to make it a part of your workdays as well. Also, choose to engage during your free days with activities such as volunteering, arts or even starting a side hustle.

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