I had a conversation at work the other day which got me
thinking about which day of the week was the worst. It’s commonly assumed most
people hate Mondays most, but Monday escapes the bottom two for me. Here’s how
I rank the days of the week with a brief explanation. Debate away.
Note: I left the NBA,
NHL, and MLB out as games fall on any day of the week and don’t really tip the
scales for one day over another.
Saturday: No brainer, top choice. I don’t have to work; can
enjoy the entire day, stay up as late as I want, drink as much as I want
knowing I have the Sunday security blanket; college sports also peak on
Saturdays with both basketball and football seeing full slates; most English Premier
League games happen; and the NFL throws Saturday a bone late in the year with a
few regular season games for America to enjoy on the best day of the week and
playoff games also occur on Saturdays.
Sunday: Again, no work which is huge but not as good as
Saturday because the threat of work the next day looms large; the 17 NFL
regular season Sundays of the year all fall into my top 50 days of the year; golf
and tennis tournaments usually end on Sundays; some early EPL games are on
which is nice when you have a kid that doesn’t sleep; rednecks love NASCAR
Sundays; very popular day for big family dinners.
Thursday: I’m expecting this to be the first surprise on the
list but sneakily Thursday is an enjoyable day with a lot of sports activity
plus the weekend is finally in sight; the NFL plays 15 Thursday games a year; the
first round of the NFL Draft is now on Thursdays; college football has a
somewhat marquee game on Thursday each week; the NBA Draft is held on a Thursday;
it’s a popular day to go out; March Madness starts on a Thursday; and best of
all my favorite day of the year - Thanksgiving - falls on Thursday which bumps
it above Friday for me.
Friday: Weekend countdown officially begins, can usually
dress casually at work; it’s a good night to go out but not a ton of sporting
events with everyone prepping for Saturday; March Madness Day 2 happens on
Friday; the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft occur.
Monday: The day with the worst reputation is actually better
than the next two days on the list, in my opinion; typically, you are still
riding high from the weekend with big plans for the week ahead; many holidays
are scheduled for Monday (MLK, Presidents, Memorial, and Labor Days) giving you
three-day weekend possibilities; the NFL plays games every Monday night from
September through December; the EPL schedules a few games on Mondays; the BCS
Title game happens on a Monday; college basketball final occurs on a Monday;
MLB home run derby is also a Monday event.
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| ...they aren't that bad at all. |
Wednesday: Kind of a no-man’s land during the week falling
directly between two weekends; still too early to get excited about the
upcoming weekend but memories have faded of the past weekend; I can’t think of
anything memorable or significant that happens on a Wednesday but at least you
are one day closer to the weekend than you were on Tuesday.
Related note- Is it
just me or don’t you think everyone in the world - zero exceptions - would be significantly
more productive if we made Wednesdays a day off in the middle of the week,
breaking work down into two mini two-day weeks. You wouldn’t sign up for this? I
would even if it meant working more total hours on the four work days.
Tuesday: The most blah day of the week plus, the upcoming weekend
is still out of sight. I can only think of two things of note that happen on
Tuesday and neither excites me at all: MLB All Star Game and the women’s
college basketball final; when the women’s college basketball final is the
highlight of your day, you know you are in trouble. Tuesdays suck.
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