Feeling Sad Today?
It appears today is the most unhappy day of the year. How do I know this? Well, I was told it, so now I have to act unhappy in order to fit in with society. Nevermind that I could have won the lottery last night, making today fairly happy, or that someone close to me could have died last week, making that the unquestioned unhappiest day of the year, a scientist has said that today is the unhappiest day, so TODAY it is!
Dr. Cliff Arnall, a psychologist at Cardiff University with apparently no other scientific curiosity other than to figure out when people are most depressed, devised a formula combining six factors - weather, debt, time since Christmas, time since failing our new year's resolutions, low motivational levels and the feeling of a need to take action - into an equation which calculates today as the most depressing day of the year. "Blue Monday," he's called it- simply genius.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but according to my calculations...now I'm not a scientist, so I might be a little off here...WE STILL HAVE NO CURES FOR CANCER, AIDS, BIRD FLU OR COUNTLESS OTHER DISEASES THAT HAVE KILLED HOW MANY PEOPLE?? I realize this man is just a psychologist, but can he not put any effort into something that might be a little worthwhile? Something that we could use for the common good of mankind?
Well, Dr. Arnall probably thought someone would ask this question, so he formulated an answer to somehow justify this "equation," which has probably consumed the last 15 years of his professional life. Regarding January 22, Arnall says: "Use the day as a springboard for a higher quality life. For example keeping Christmas spending to a strict budget next year will make you less depressed in the last week of January. Also, decide on changing behaviour, such as giving up smoking, eating better, exercising more and getting that new job." Wow, truly inspiring advice. Thank God someone came up with this equation, because I would never have thought of bettering my life otherwise.
People, I mean really, can we use some common sense from now on? Do we need people like Dr. Arnall telling us to do things that should be commonplace in our lives? And while we're at it, can we pump more of our dollars into scientific research that we might actually benefit from? Who was the genius who decided to fund Arnall's research, thinking "you know what, this is great. Screw throwing our money into cancer research or AIDS research- this is where it's at!" That person should be removed from whatever position of pwer they have for being completely moronic.
This also reminds me of one of those silly studies that research firms do, with headlines such as "STUDY REVEALS THAT MARIJUANA USE CAN AFFECT CHILDREN'S GRADES" or "STUDY FINDS THAT EATING TOO MUCH WILL CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN." Really? You think? Two words: common sense. If more people used it, this world would be a much more peaceful and enjoyable place to live.
Dr. Cliff Arnall, a psychologist at Cardiff University with apparently no other scientific curiosity other than to figure out when people are most depressed, devised a formula combining six factors - weather, debt, time since Christmas, time since failing our new year's resolutions, low motivational levels and the feeling of a need to take action - into an equation which calculates today as the most depressing day of the year. "Blue Monday," he's called it- simply genius.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but according to my calculations...now I'm not a scientist, so I might be a little off here...WE STILL HAVE NO CURES FOR CANCER, AIDS, BIRD FLU OR COUNTLESS OTHER DISEASES THAT HAVE KILLED HOW MANY PEOPLE?? I realize this man is just a psychologist, but can he not put any effort into something that might be a little worthwhile? Something that we could use for the common good of mankind?
Well, Dr. Arnall probably thought someone would ask this question, so he formulated an answer to somehow justify this "equation," which has probably consumed the last 15 years of his professional life. Regarding January 22, Arnall says: "Use the day as a springboard for a higher quality life. For example keeping Christmas spending to a strict budget next year will make you less depressed in the last week of January. Also, decide on changing behaviour, such as giving up smoking, eating better, exercising more and getting that new job." Wow, truly inspiring advice. Thank God someone came up with this equation, because I would never have thought of bettering my life otherwise.
People, I mean really, can we use some common sense from now on? Do we need people like Dr. Arnall telling us to do things that should be commonplace in our lives? And while we're at it, can we pump more of our dollars into scientific research that we might actually benefit from? Who was the genius who decided to fund Arnall's research, thinking "you know what, this is great. Screw throwing our money into cancer research or AIDS research- this is where it's at!" That person should be removed from whatever position of pwer they have for being completely moronic.
This also reminds me of one of those silly studies that research firms do, with headlines such as "STUDY REVEALS THAT MARIJUANA USE CAN AFFECT CHILDREN'S GRADES" or "STUDY FINDS THAT EATING TOO MUCH WILL CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN." Really? You think? Two words: common sense. If more people used it, this world would be a much more peaceful and enjoyable place to live.
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