#Monday blues cracked#
On a similar eventful morning, I asked myself a very simple question – why have I not cracked the formula to feel totally motivated to go to work every day over 15 years of a mainstream career?
If there’s a marked difference in your mood and mindset between taking a walk at an exotic holiday resort and that of the office corridor on a typical weekday, it calls for a quick fix to attain job satisfaction. The effects are not limited just to Monday mornings but carry on throughout the entire week until Thursdays, only changing to sudden enthusiasm on Fridays. As Monday mornings are right after a relaxed two-day weekend (for most people), the depressed state of mind that we feel in the morning while getting ready for work is often referred to as Monday Morning Blues. “Blues” is a term loosely used to denote a mild form of depression or sadness. You eventually get referred to as a software engineer, a government school teacher, a designer, a photographer, or one of the myriad other professions people engage in.ĭo we deserve to be stressed for three-fourths of our active lifetime? Shouldn’t we be cheerful, motivated, and eagerly looking forward to each working day?
These 8,184 days mark your professional life, which is an inevitable 66 percent of your life and predominantly defines your identity. You are now left with a total of 8,184 days to work. If you live in a country like India, which has many holidays, let’s assume you get 20 holidays per year. Weekends, you are left with 8,864 workdays. The total number of days in 34 years is 12,410 (34 x 365 days), ignoring the leap years. You then have 34 years sandwiched in between. The first 26 years get attributed to growing up and the last 10 to a relaxed retirement. Most people are unaware of how their jobs are becoming their identities.