Monday, January 24, 2005
Happy Worst Day of the Year!
MSNBC - Jan. 24 called worst day of the year
Yes, friends, according to a UK psychologist, today is, in fact, the worst day of the year. How did he come to this conclusion, you ask? Well, it's all in this very simple equation:
"The model is: [W + (D-d)] x TQ
M x NA
The equation is broken down into seven variables: (W) weather, (D) debt, (d) monthly salary, (T) time since Christmas, (Q) time since failed quit attempt, (M) low motivational levels and (NA) the need to take action."
Just to be picky, which I can, because it's the worst day of the year, I have a few questions.
1. How do you figure the weather number? Today it was 30 degrees and dry, which is considerably better than 30 degrees and wet.
2. Ditto for Low Motivational Level
3. Ditto for The Need to Take Action
4. The point of this date, which is to tip off travel agents that their prey is about to wander into the trap, seems a little odd considering one of the major factors is "Debt" which would considerably grow if one booked a cruise for two.
At any rate, I daresay much of the US would agree with this today, given the amount of snow dumped over the weekend. Normally I wouldn't quibble with a study like this. I'm not a fan of winter, since my hands are cold from November until March, and I can't stand Daylight Savings (I still haven't switched one of my clocks).
It's even tempting to (once we can all figure out how to put numbers in those variables) keep a running tab of rated days. Hey, today is only 3x7blmnop.3 points of happiness!
On the other hand, while I may have low motivational levels and/or the need to take action, today has been a great day.
To think it only goes up from here!
Counting the days to Spring Forward...
Yes, friends, according to a UK psychologist, today is, in fact, the worst day of the year. How did he come to this conclusion, you ask? Well, it's all in this very simple equation:
"The model is: [W + (D-d)] x TQ
M x NA
The equation is broken down into seven variables: (W) weather, (D) debt, (d) monthly salary, (T) time since Christmas, (Q) time since failed quit attempt, (M) low motivational levels and (NA) the need to take action."
Just to be picky, which I can, because it's the worst day of the year, I have a few questions.
1. How do you figure the weather number? Today it was 30 degrees and dry, which is considerably better than 30 degrees and wet.
2. Ditto for Low Motivational Level
3. Ditto for The Need to Take Action
4. The point of this date, which is to tip off travel agents that their prey is about to wander into the trap, seems a little odd considering one of the major factors is "Debt" which would considerably grow if one booked a cruise for two.
At any rate, I daresay much of the US would agree with this today, given the amount of snow dumped over the weekend. Normally I wouldn't quibble with a study like this. I'm not a fan of winter, since my hands are cold from November until March, and I can't stand Daylight Savings (I still haven't switched one of my clocks).
It's even tempting to (once we can all figure out how to put numbers in those variables) keep a running tab of rated days. Hey, today is only 3x7blmnop.3 points of happiness!
On the other hand, while I may have low motivational levels and/or the need to take action, today has been a great day.
To think it only goes up from here!
Counting the days to Spring Forward...
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