Well, it’s official! Guinness World Records has declared Monday the ‘worst day of the week’.
People on social media all agree that the first day of the week is boring, while others mourn the loss of the weekend and the carefree feeling that accompanies it.
On Monday, Guinness World Records tweeted,
We’re officially giving Monday the record of the worst day of the week.
we're officially giving monday the record of the worst day of the week
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) October 17, 2022
Within minutes, thousands of netizens around the world retweeted it, which indicated that many people around the world share the same sentiment.
Agreed pic.twitter.com/e7g2BFYQpG
— 𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒚𝒊𝒆⁷ (@Vakookie) October 17, 2022
An official page for Red from Angry Birds commented, “Took you long enough,” to which Guinness World Records responded “Ikr” (I know, right).
Ikr
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) October 17, 2022
However, the popular YouTuber MrBeast made a case for Wednesday, stating it’s “weird”.
What about Wednesday? It sounds weird
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) October 17, 2022
Why Do We Hate Mondays?
Sounds like someone’s got a case of the Mondays. — Office Space (1999)
It’s not just Garfield who hates Mondays. There have been multiple research studies over the years which suggest that people’s moods are usually at their lowest on the first day of the week.
According to New York-based neuropsychologist Sanam Hafeez, “The most common reason people find Mondays so difficult is that it follows two days of freedom and enjoyment, Even if weekends are still a busy time, there are plenty of moments (e.g. waking up later, going out for lunch) to relax. This massive emotional shift can make Mondays really dreadful and difficult for some”.
In 2017, the University of Vermont Complex Systems Center analyzed tweets for happy sentiments. They collected about 50 million random tweets each day from 2008 onwards, and found the following:
Do you agree that Monday is the worst day of the week? If not, what other day deserves the title? Let us know in the comment section below.
