The third Monday of January is said to be the most depressing day of the year. People are purported to be sad, literally.
Cliff Arnall (the researcher) formally of Cardiff University calculated the date by using many factors, including: 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. Susbsequently Cardiff University distanced themselves from Arnall’s findings printing a statement in the Guardian Newspaper stating that Arnall was no longer associated with the university, the statement also suggested that Cliff Arnall’s equations … failed even to make mathematical sense on their own terms.
Are you sadder today? Well you know someone else might be too! Here’s a little bit of laughter to brighten up your day!
Souce: Wikepedia
