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Jan. 24th-The most Depressing Day of the Year
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida 
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Good Morning...To The Most Depressing Day Feeling a bit miserable this morning?Well, there could be a good reason for that.Today is the most depressing day of the year, according to scientists. Psychologist Dr Cliff Arnalls has come up with a formula pinpointing Monday, January 24 as the gloomiest day of all. The Cardiff University expert weighed up the influence of a number of January-specific phenomena that ruin our mood. He blamed miserable weather, mounting debt, the length of time since Christmas and failed New Year's resolutions for the depressing day. The factors are compounded by a lack of motivation in the face of a need to take action. For those wishing to examine their woe further, the formula is [W+(D-d)]xTQ MxNA. It translates as weather (W), debt (D) (minus the amount of money to be paid on your next pay day) and the time (T) since Christmas. Then there is the period since the failure to quit (Q) a bad habit along with general motivational (M) levels and the need to take action (NA) to plan something to look forward to. :: The research was commissioned by Sky Travel. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050124/140/fawp6.html |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Maybe this could be another National Holiday, just so people won't need to call into work with ennui and doldrums. |
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Savage Quiescence Member
since 2002-07-29
Posts 326Wandering |
That explains a lot. |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
I don't know. Jan 24 will have a hard time beating out Apr 15  |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
April 15 isn't all that bad. Now, April 16 is a right bugger. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
January 24th gave me a good feeling, because the world was a bit white this morning, our first snow, not much though and it disappeared after 30 minutes. Depressed? No way!  Titia Like scattered leaves...my words will flow |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Wow, maybe that explains my post earlier in the open forum (it didn't help that my Steelers lost) It is nice to know one isn't alone though (or is that the selfish drain of "misery loves company?) Poets against the war is redundant |
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Ringo 
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
I now have absolute proof that I am totally screwed up... I didn't know I was supposed to be depressed, so I had a really decent day. I apologize and promise to do better next year. lol In the wooden chair |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Yeah, I really hated to see the Steelers lose too. |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
( [W+(D-d)]xTQ MxNA ) * Attitude  |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
squared. lol |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I saw that on our news today and made a sigh of relief. I felt rotten today actually seeing that you asked  and was inside all darn day nursing a rotten headache. Now that we both agree this was the reason, tomorrow will be a better day, thank you. |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
i'm with Ringo - i was having a perfectly good day... i'll have to watch that from now on... |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
I had a great day, I was just squaring the attitude on Ron's equation... Sharon, I hope you feel better! "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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