Why Tuesdays deserve a glow-up
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Making Tuesdays more memorable could keep the rest of the week from dragging.
The big picture: It's probably Tuesday if you don't remember what day it is.
- Aside from Fat Tuesday and Election Day, "Tuesday has no feel," as Newman once put it on "Seinfeld."
- It's when a number of restaurants and museums close.
Mondays are feared most. Wednesdays are the hump. Thursdays are almost Friday. Fridays are the ones we're most thankful for. And then there's the weekend. Tuesdays get lost.
Tuesday can feel like the longest day of the week because that's when the cognitive load of workweek tasks significantly ramps up, social psychologist Frank McAndrew writes.
- The good news: Tuesday's lack of personality can be a good thing because you can make it what you want.
Try this: Give Tuesday its own ritual that you look forward to. Some ideas…
- Do something food-focused: Think Taco Tuesday or a designated family dinner night.
- Turn Tuesdays into move days: After all, it's the most popular day to sweat, per ClassPass data.
- Make it your cerebral day: Researchers have found it's a good day for inspiration. Be open to new ideas and deep conversation, à la Mitch Albom's weekly professor chats that became "Tuesdays With Morrie."
Carly's thought bubble: While writing this story, on a Tuesday, I genuinely forgot it was the day of my weekly meeting to talk about Finish Line stories.
- It's time to take my own advice.
