Interesting read heh. Adam
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:07:39 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_jan24_20040121 > or for those link challenged: > http://tinyurl.com/3l6j8 > > It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year > > WINNIPEG - Jan. 24 is the worst day of the year, with bad weather, > debt, fading Christmas memories, failed resolutions and a lack of > motivation combining to depress people. > > Cliff Arnalls, an instructor at Cardiff University in Wales, came up > with a formula to measure the wintertime blues, according to the BBC. > > According to Arnalls' equation, misery peaks next Monday, Jan. 24, a > month after Christmas. > > January Blues Day Formula > > 1/8W+(D-d) 3/8xTQ MxNA. > > Where: W: Weather D: Debt d: Money due in January pay T: Time since > Christmas Q: Time since failed quit attempt M: General motivational > levels NA: The need to take action > Arnalls calculated the effects of cold, wet â€" in the case of Britain > â€" > and dark January weather after the cosiness of Christmas coupled with > extra spending in the sales. > > Any energy from the holidays had worn off by the third week of January, he > said. > > By Monday, most people will have fallen off the wagon or abandoned the > nicotine patches as they fail to keep New Year's resolutions. > > That compounded a sense of failure and knocked confidence needed to > get through January. > > The fact that the most depressing day fell on a Monday was not > planned, but a coincidence, Arnalls said. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143914 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
