Blue Monday is the name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) which is claimed to be the “most depressing day of the year.” The concept was first publicised as part of a 2005 press release from holiday company Sky Travel, which claimed to have calculated the date usingContinueContinue reading “What is Blue Monday? (Also known as ‘Brew Monday’)”
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Monday Mojo – Balance Your Busy
How busy are you these days? On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being enough time to kick back with a boxset and a brew, and 10 being “seriously, I’m that busy I’m forgetting to breathe” have a think about where you are on a busy-ness level. Last week, I talked about reinventing your time, exploring yourContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Balance Your Busy”
Why we need more quiet spaces (and what to do if you can’t find one)
This article was written before the coronavirus outbreak but has been updated to reflect some ideas which might help. An article specific to COVID and anxiety is here. A newer (shorter) version of this article can also be found here. Is it just me, or has the world got more noisy lately? I don’t meanContinueContinue reading “Why we need more quiet spaces (and what to do if you can’t find one)”
Monday Mojo – Reinvent Your Time
How is your relationship with time? You might have noticed it’s hard to escape it in our Industrial Age. There’s the clock on your ‘phone. Your FitBit if you have one. Your computer. The car dashboard. You might have an online calendar.Maybe a meal or fitness schedule. Everything, it seems, is controlled by time. That’sContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Reinvent Your Time”
New Year Mojo – Take Up Space
How are you feeling? It’s been a tense week for some, and in the next couple of days we will say goodbye not just to another year – but an entire decade; and wow, what a decade it’s been right? In some ways, 2019 has been a year of national positives that we can all beContinueContinue reading “New Year Mojo – Take Up Space”