Podcast # 753: Take Back the Weekend

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Do you feel down, dejected and anxious on Sunday evenings? This phenomenon is known as "Sunday Night Blues" and is a very common experience. It may be that you're sad that the weekend was over and that another week of work is ahead.

My guest says that Sunday night sadness can also be caused by regret. You regret not making the most of your weekend, regretting that it wasn't relaxing and fun. Instead, it was busy, draining and, again, a huge letdown. Katrina Onstad is the author of The Weekend Effect. Katrina Onstad explains how the concept of the weekend was born, how it has been challenged, and ultimately eroded, in modern times. Then we talk about taking back your weekends so they feel like the days you spent as a child, filled with possibilities.

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Brett McKay, welcome to the latest edition of The Art of Manliness podcast. Do you ever feel a little down, dejected and anxious on Sunday evenings? This phenomenon is known as Sunday Night Blues, and it's very common. It may be that you are upset because your relaxing and fun weekend is over, and now another week of work awaits. My guest says that your Sunday night sadness could also be due to regret. You regret that you did not make the most of your weekend, that it was busy and draining and that instead, it was restful and enjoyable. Katrina Onstad is the author of The Weekend Effect. Katrina Onstad shares today how the concept of the weekend, two consecutive days off work, came to be, and how it has been challenged, and then eroded, in modern times. Then we talk about ways to reclaim your weekends, so they feel like the days you spent as a child: Full of possibilities. Check out the shownotes after the show at aom.is/weekend.

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