Blue Monday (date)
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Blue Monday is a name given to a date calculated to be the most depressing day of the year.
This date was calculated by Dr Cliff Arnall, a researcher/tutor at the University of Cardiff's Center for Lifelong learning, and has been quoted in the press.
The date was calculated to be January 24 in 2005[1], January 23 in 2006[2] and January 22 in 2007[3]
The date was calculated by using many factors, plugged into a formula. The factors include: weather conditions, debt level (the difference between debt accumulated and our ability to pay), time since Christmas, time since failing our new year’s resolutions, low motivational levels and feeling of a need to take action.
Dr Arnall has also calculated the happiest day of the year. In 2005 he found it was June 24[4] and in 2006 it was June 23[5] For this he used a formula which uses factors including: the outdoors, nature, social interaction, childhood summers and positive memories, temperature and holidays.
His research has been commissioned by Sky Travel and Wall's.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Jan. 24 called worst day of the year. MSNBC (2005-01-24). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Jan. 23 most depressing day of the year: report. CTV (2006-01-24). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Blue Monday: The unhappiest day of the year. Daily Mail (2007-01-22). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Cheer up for year's happiest day. BBC (2005-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Smile, it's the happiest day of the year (2006-06-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ It's the happiest day of the year, formula shows. CTV.ca (2006-06-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
