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what is blue Monday?
thanks for asking sorry to start the week with bad news but today's blue Monday often cited as the most depressing Day of the Year blue monday has existed since 2005 and is based on an equation which takes into account various factors, however it's detractors criticised the ideas as pseudoscience and say
it is driven by money.
Why does Blue Monday occur in January?
Since the first Blue Monday equation was devised by psychologist Cliff Arnaw, there have been a few different variants, but there are common elements to each.
Of course you've got the winter weather, which explains why Blue Monday isn't a phenomenon in the southern hemisphere where January is a summer month.
Blue Monday is also not well -known in the US as it usually clashes with Martin Luther King Day.
Furthermore, people are often indebted in January after over -spending at Christmastime, and there's still over a week to wait until Pay Day.
The joy of the holiday season has passed and many of us have already failed to stick to our New Year's resolutions.
Well, you're right that the invention of Blue Monday was actually part of a sky travel campaign.
The aim was to steer consumers towards booking a holiday, by telling them they should focus on something positive, instead of this supposedly depressing day.
And while Cliff If Arnold's Blue -Monday equation might look complex at first sight, many have labelled it as pseudoscience, pointing out there are no explanations or units for many of the values.
Faced with repeated criticism, Arnold eventually admitted that it was unscientific.
Unscientific, it may be, but Blue Monday is still trending right now.
That's right, and some have suggested that Blue Monday in fact has become a self fulfilling prophecy.
That is to say, it can end up affecting our emotions simply because we've been told it should.
If you spend time on social media today, you'll have a hard time avoiding posts from brands piggybacking on the Blue Monday idea.
In the past, brands have suggested turning Blue Monday to another colour, matching their own – like red for Ferrari or orange for EasyJet.
Some offer discounts on their products, suggesting that retail therapy is a good way to alleviate negative emotions and beat the blues, and research does back that up to an extent, showing we actually spend more when feeling sad.
There have been campaigns to end the Blue Monday concept, but it's unlikely to disappear while it remains an opportunity for brands to draw attention.
There you have it! Now you know what Blue Monday is!
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