Writers, It’s Okay to Give Up on Mondays
Over the years I’ve collected little bits of writing wisdom. Single sentence truths that have helped me keep my sanity and continue putting pen to paper. Of all these single-serving wisdoms I’ve hoarded, none is truer than this…
Mondays are the worst writing days.
For the record, Mondays are the worst days of any given week. They’re the passive-aggressive uncles reeking of tequila as they debunk Santa Claus before passing out face first in the stuffing.
Most of us have hated Mondays for years. As children, Mondays called us back to school from weekends of escapism in its many assorted and wonderful forms. As older students, they forced us into classrooms where we discovered the firsthand impacts of light and sound on the hungover undergrad. And, as adults, Mondays tore us from the freedom of the weekend, reminding us that we are, like it or not, on the inevitable “20-mile march” to our twilight years.
Mondays suck.
Sure the productivity gurus and success mavens will tell you to greet the Monday sun with a smile and embrace a new week full of new opportunities. Spare me your overly positive sonnets to the glories of beginning a new week. After a couple of days of freedom, joy, and play, Monday morning is the Vice Principal of days no matter how you try to church it up.