Dial T for terrible Thursdays!

Angry Thursdays are threatening to take over the Monday blues, finds Aakanksha Naval-Shetye
Monday blues may soon be paving the way for angry Thursdays, if a recent research — that revealed that people are the angriest on Thursdays — is to be believed. According to the study, based on posts on a micro-blogging site, people were happiest on Sunday mornings with crankiness starting to build up as Sunday ended.This rippled through the week, until a sharp fall on Thursday, when the moods hit rock-bottom. So, we asked our celebs here if they felt the ‘terrible’ Thursdays too, as much as they felt the Monday blues.
Here’s what they had to say...
Diandra Soares: I wouldn’t say that I’m at my crankiest behaviour on Thursday, but it’s easy to understand why one would be. In our profession, there’re no fixed working days or off days, otherwise I would be going up the wall waiting for a Sunday for sure.
Alecia Raut: I do look forward to my Sundays, even though as a model there are really no ‘sunday-is-equal-to-holiday’ bit. But by Thursday, I can’t wait for the week to get over and do tend to feel a little blue sometimes. But hard to say if I feel worse on Mondays.
Cyrus Sahukar: I think, I am cranky on all days. But I totally agree Thursdays are tougher on people than the dull Mondays. By Thursday people just can’t wait for the week to get over and are naturally not at their happiest best.
Amruta Patki: It’s not applicable in our industry, but those in the corporate world would feel the brunt of a Thursday. I think they dread Mondays because they can see how they end up being tired and agitated by Thursday.
Rahul DaCunha: I think nothing beats the Mondays when it comes to feeling the blues. Though travelling in the Mumbai rains can make any person be at their angriest best, no matter what the day.
Niharika Khan: Thursdays are definitely a killer, in comparison to Mondays, because on a Thursday you are nearing the weekend, but are not there yet, besides sitting on a heap of four gruelling days. That’s why abroad there’s a concept of partying and special nights out on Thursdays, that really works.
Harsha Bhogle: I really wouldn’t know. If you are that type of a person to be affected by the day of the week, then you are probably just as likely to be cranky on a Monday as on a Thursday. I think one should take such surveys with a pinch of salt!
Bosco: Even if we there’s nothing like a weekend in our industry, we still look forward to it. By Thursday evening, it does feel like we are ready to crash and running really low on our patience levels, waiting for the weekend to begin. Of course Mondays are still more dreaded, when it comes to getting out of bed in the mornings.
Subi Samuel: I don’t face either. For me it’s more situational than day-wise. But it’s perfectly understandable why people hate Monday mornings or are completely wound up by Thursday evenings. It’s all about how you face the pressures of life.
Shilpa Saklani: Thursdays are when we have already borne four days of a hectic schedule and are desperate for a weekend. So, naturally one feels agitated. But Mondays can be tough too, though I don’t feel the blues on either day.
Jitish Kallat: As an artist I haven’t, until very recently, felt the urge or understood the enthusiastic anticipation of a weekend. It’s only recently, once our son Ahaan began schooling that we happily pack off everything to festoon our weekends with fun things. That said I can fully understand how mounting sleep deficit, urban stress and work pressure can drive someone into a mid-week crisis.
aakanksha.navalshetye@timesgroup.com
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