BETA
Chapter 1
The birth of the modern Monday
Chapter 2
The science behind the Monday blues
Chapter 3
How the world redefines the week
Chapter 4
Practical hacks to make Mondays awesome
YOUR GOAL
Master of Reclaiming our Mondays
Ch 2 · The science behind the Monday blues
sloane Sort morning habits to discover how simple routine shifts can make Mondays feel like Fridays.
sloane Monday Blues Science
Your internal clock (oh-oh!) Gets thrown by weekend sleep, so it's a shock!
sloane Cognitive psychology shows that losing our free time feels twice as painful as gaining it.
sloane Anticipation of the upcoming workweek triggers a physical stress response before Monday even begins.
Fun Fact
Social jetlag: Sleeping in just two hours later on weekends can shift your body clock as if you flew across two time zones.
Glossary
social jetlag (noun)
A mismatch between a person's biological clock and their social schedule, typically caused by differing sleep patterns on workdays and free days. German chronobiologist Till Roenneberg coined the term in 2006, explaining why early Monday alarms trigger severe exhaustion.
A mismatch between a person's biological clock and their social schedule, typically caused by differing sleep patterns on workdays and free days. German chronobiologist Till Roenneberg coined the term in 2006, explaining why early Monday alarms trigger severe exhaustion.
Quiz
What term did researcher Till Roenneberg coin to describe the sleep disruption caused by shifting weekend schedules?
Quiz
In what year did psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky introduce the concept of loss aversion?
Quiz
Which hormone spikes in the human body due to anticipatory stress on Sunday evenings?
Quiz
What psychological phenomenon describes how negative emotions spread from person to person online?
Quiz
How many hours can your internal circadian clock shift from just two nights of sleeping in?
Quiz
According to psychologist Daniel Kahneman, what cognitive bias makes losing free time feel worse than gaining it?