Mondays Don’t Suck - You’re Just Carrying Last Week into This One.

Monday isn’t the villain. Your nervous system just hates abrupt transitions.

We treat Monday like it’s the start of a marathon we didn’t train for - full inbox, packed calendar, and the lingering emotional hangover from last week. Of course you want to hit snooze. But here’s the reframe: Monday isn’t a punishment. It’s a reset button you actually get every week.

The psychology bit: Routines regulate your nervous system. Predictability tells your brain, you’re safe. That’s why blowing up your sleep schedule, eating like a raccoon in a 7-Eleven over the weekend, and ghosting all your habits makes Monday feel like crawling out of quicksand. You don’t need to overhaul your life - just stop sabotaging your Monday on Saturday.

Instead:

·       Set 1–2 goals you actually care about (not a 42-item to-do list).

·       Keep some of your weekday habits over the weekend - sleep, hydration, movement.

·       Give Monday a ritual you look forward to: the good coffee, a podcast that makes you laugh, the playlist that makes you feel like you have your life together.

And for the love of cortisol, stop expecting to “crush it” out of the gate. Ease in. Take the first meeting as a walking call. Wear the outfit that makes you feel a little too confident for a Monday. Build the day around small wins that remind you you’re capable.

Mondays aren’t out to get you. But if you start the week exhausted, overcommitted, and bracing for impact, it’s going to feel like they are.

You can let Monday be proof you’re drowning - or you can make it the day you come up for air. Your choice.