A mathematical formula suggests that the third Monday in January is the most miserable day of the year.
Professor Peter Kinderman is Head of the University of Liverpool's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society. "Many things contribute to our well-being, but many things also make us miserable. Our mental health is affected by our diet, by our level of physical fitness and activity, by money worries, by work stresses and a host of other factors. It's not too unreasonable to consider how January could be a pretty difficult month for many people for all these reasons and others. Many of us find ourselves overweight, unfit and in debt after Christmas, with the poor weather making it difficult to enjoy nature, to exercise, even to enjoy natural light. Adding to the weight of January misery, we've got to return to work, cope with the guilt of broken New Years' resolutions and face the prospect of six months of work before we get a summer holiday. So it's really not surprising that early January can be a little difficult.
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