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Work hack: How to make Mondays less manic

Jul 25, 2023 02:19 PM IST

Can Bare Minimum Mondays change the way we feel about the first day of the week? Here’s how to flip the week around

An overflowing inbox. Back-to-back meetings. A never-ending to-do list. There’s a reason we hate Mondays. Apart from signalling the start of the work week, it means getting down to the grind (again) and tackling the long, long list of pending tasks. A 2021 poll by YouGov, an international online research data and analytics technology group, found that Monday was the most hated day of the week for 58% of Americans. For us in India too.

TikToker Marissa Jo Mayes popularised Bare Minimum Mondays, a way to do less, not more, on a Monday to avoid burnout.
TikToker Marissa Jo Mayes popularised Bare Minimum Mondays, a way to do less, not more, on a Monday to avoid burnout.
Severance, Apple TV+’s 2022 show (above), takes work-life balance to a scary extreme. Imagine a mind that can’t think about work at home and vice versa. You can’t even prepare for a relaxed Monday.
Severance, Apple TV+’s 2022 show (above), takes work-life balance to a scary extreme. Imagine a mind that can’t think about work at home and vice versa. You can’t even prepare for a relaxed Monday.
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