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Every year, the third Monday of January is dubbed “Blue Monday”.
The theory goes that this is the time of year when we’re all cold, broke and riddled with guilt that our new year’s resolutions to get fit, drink less alcohol, and be a better human being have fallen by the wayside.
And of course in 2021, we re dealing with yet another lockdown on top of the annual January difficulties.
But is Blue Monday really the most depressing day of the year, as it’s often called, or is the label just a misguided PR stunt?
By Kieran Doody, Amana Walker
Is Blue Monday REALLY the most depressing day of the year? (PA) Since it was first used by Sky Travel in 2005, the third Monday of January is proclaimed ‘Blue Monday’. With Christmas being a distant memory, the realisation that we have already failed in our attempt to stick to New Year’s Resolutions, the cold, gloomy weather and the long wait for payday, today is supposed to be when we feel most fed up. Of course, this year, we have the added pressures of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to deal with too. But what are the signs to look out for if the accumulation of these pressures are affecting your mood?
Entrepreneur Staff
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
Every year, the third Monday in January is considered the saddest day.
Blue Monday , as it has been named, has nothing to do with the financial environment that Mexico is going through. Rather, it is an advertising strategy.
The reason this day has been established as the saddest has to do with psychologist
Cliff Arnall s attempt to devise a formula for calculating the worst day of the year. It was in 2015 when Arnall, who worked at the University of Cardiff (Wales), assured that the climate, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, the January slope and the pressure to fulfill New Year s resolutions, are some of the factors that They make the mood drop just every third Monday in January.