Worst Day/ Favorite Day
Here's an interesting project:
This reminded me of a former colleague who had a unique perspective on the days of the week. He argued that Monday (the classical day of doom) was not the worst day of the week - in fact it was only the 2nd worst. Here's how he laid it out:
Monday: 2nd worst - 6th place - you've just had two days off and (if you like your job, or at least like your colleagues) you are looking forward to arriving at the office and catching with friends/colleagues.
Tuesday: THE WORST - Last - seventh of seven - the anticipation and excitement of Monday has worn off and now you realize you are stuck in cubeville for the forseeable future.
Wednesday: "Hump Day" is 5th place- not too bad, end in sight.
Thursday: Fourth place - end in sight, but still not there yet. A lot could happen before Friday.
Friday: Third best - you made it, last day. Lots of excitement, talk of the coming weekend, etc.
Saturday: Numero Uno - the best - your day - free of the shackles of "the man".
Sunday: Second best - still all yours, but a bit of nervous anticipatin about the coming week.
Anyone who complained about Monday was subject to a ten minute sermon explaining how Monday was not the worst day of the week, then he launched into the above explanation. I really don't do it justice.
Does each day of the week have its own colour? This question has long intrigued the designer Johanna Balušíková, culminating in the Colour Of The Day project: an investigation into colour associations and their relationships to specific days of the week.
This reminded me of a former colleague who had a unique perspective on the days of the week. He argued that Monday (the classical day of doom) was not the worst day of the week - in fact it was only the 2nd worst. Here's how he laid it out:
Monday: 2nd worst - 6th place - you've just had two days off and (if you like your job, or at least like your colleagues) you are looking forward to arriving at the office and catching with friends/colleagues.
Tuesday: THE WORST - Last - seventh of seven - the anticipation and excitement of Monday has worn off and now you realize you are stuck in cubeville for the forseeable future.
Wednesday: "Hump Day" is 5th place- not too bad, end in sight.
Thursday: Fourth place - end in sight, but still not there yet. A lot could happen before Friday.
Friday: Third best - you made it, last day. Lots of excitement, talk of the coming weekend, etc.
Saturday: Numero Uno - the best - your day - free of the shackles of "the man".
Sunday: Second best - still all yours, but a bit of nervous anticipatin about the coming week.
Anyone who complained about Monday was subject to a ten minute sermon explaining how Monday was not the worst day of the week, then he launched into the above explanation. I really don't do it justice.
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