| “Blue Monday.” “Rainy Days and Mondays.” “Manic Monday.” Except for Jimmy Buffett’s hopeful “come Monday, it’ll be all right” the first day of the week gets little love. The third Monday in January is reputed to be the most depressing 24 hours of the year, though that’s often dismissed as pseudoscience hyped by a good marketing campaign. It also could have something to do with the arrival of post-holiday bills. It turns out, though, there’s scientific evidence supporting the common belief that Monday is indeed the worst day of the week. Monday trauma typically stems from a combination of sleep deprivation, overly hectic Saturday and Sunday schedules and other unhealthy habits during weekends. The Monday Blues are even worse if you hate your job... | | | | | | | | Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
| | To work at home, you have to ignore your inner household god or goddess | | When you work in an office, your gabby neighbor, needy family members and others don’t expect you to be free during the day. Your inner domestic engineer or social media butterfly isn’t coming up with tasks or distractions either. But when you work from home—as a telecommuter, business owner or player in the gig economy—setting boundaries with others and yourself is critical to success... | | By K. H. Queen Read more » |
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