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Is it one of those days?
The kind of day where you find yourself staring desperately at a blank screen willing words to come out? Or spreadsheet? Or unsanded table? Whatever your work equivalent may be, the point remains, some days getting work done is difficult. Add in the stresses of 2020 and the pandemic and it can feel downright impossible.
Good news for you (and bad news for bosses), you’re not alone. Across the country when you’re feeling the laziest at work, so is everyone else. We analyzed our website traffic to find the days when people want to work the least.
The results? Laziness is more than just a mood- it a cycle.
Summary On The Laziest Days Of The Year
- The least motivated day of 2020? The Monday after Easter. Everyone must be tired from family lunches and Easter eggs hunts.
- All 10 of the least motivated days of the year are Mondays. I guess Garfield was right, Mondays DO suck.
- Lack of motivation is highest on Mondays, dwindling down until Sunday, when it peaks back up again.
- Surprising no one who has tried to work during winter holidays with so many colleagues off, the week of Christmas and the 1st week of the New Year are pretty hard to focus.
- The months where workers struggle to focus the most are August and October. Guess instead of spring fever, it should be called fall fever.
- Many workers dread Mondays to the extent they spend Sunday concerned about the workweek
- Both the days after Mother’s Day and Father’s Day have workers wondering why they can’t focus at work. Want to focus harder to get a promotion to brag to your parents about? Or maybe workers are just spent from an exhausting day with family and lack the brainpower to tackle their to-do list.
10 Laziest Days Of 2020
- April 13th, 2020 – Monday After Easter
- July 6th, 2020 – Monday After 4th of July
- June 22nd, 2020 – Monday After Father’s Day
- June 8th, 2020 – Monday
- July 27th, 2020 – Monday
- April 27th, 2020 – Monday
- August 10th, 2020 – Monday
- February 2nd, 2020 – President’s Day – Monday
- May 11th, 2020 – Monday After Mother’s Day
- August 24th, 2020 – Monday
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Which Days Of The Week And Which Months Are People Least Motivated?
In general, lack of motivation is highest on Monday. From there, it trends downward until Sunday when everyone remembers they have a desk full of work they haven’t done– and don’t want to do it this week either.
This Sunday traffic speaks of a workforce who wants to start the week strong and is seeking a solution to their lack of motivation. It also means people are concerned about their job performance even on the weekend.
The months with the most people struggling to find the motivation to focus at work are August and October.
Away from summer vacations and still a good bit away from winter holidays, perhaps workers are in dire need of a break- or at least a long weekend.
How We Determined The Laziest Days Of the Year
For this data, we turned to our own website traffic. We analyzed traffic patterns and visitors to our article on How To Overcome No Motivation At Work. People who land on this article are googling terms like “no motivation to work” and “no desire to work.” In other words, these people are the perfect candidates for gauging when the most people are feeling the laziest or least motivated.
Since traffic fluctuations can make daily visitors alone an unreliable method for comparison, we measured traffic changes day over day to identify days where traffic surged. The higher the day over day traffic increase, the more people feeling lazy or unmotivated.
It’s Ok Not Find Every Work Day Super Exciting But…
Lack of motivation happens to everyone. However, it is not as random or sporadic as it might feel. Day of the week and time of year play a large role in motivation (or lack thereof!)
So next time you’re struggling to get work done- just remind yourself, it’s not your fault, it might just be a Monday. Shoot, laziness can even be a good thing. Humans aren’t robots after all and aren’t meant to focus monotonously focus on tasks. Maybe next time you’re scrambling to finish that procrastinated spreadsheet at the end of the day, you’ll think of a better, faster way to update it.
Now, if you struggle to get anything done at work most days, that is different. Maybe consider getting a job a little more rewarding or intellectually stimulating. In particular, if you find yourself spending every Sunday dreading Monday.
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Kathy is the head of content at Zippia with a knack for engaging audiences. Prior to joining Zippia, Kathy worked at Gateway Blend growing audiences across diverse brands. She graduated from Troy University with a degree in Social Science Education.
