The myth of "Blue Monday"

Certain cable news networks, perhaps desperate for new material at this slack time of the year, and always happy to latch onto a new catchphrase, have dubbed today (the first Monday of the new year) “Blue Monday.” The theory is that it’s the most depressing day of the year, between the post-holiday letdown and the generally lousy weather.

One slight problem being, there is absolutely no data to back up this claim. But they never let that stop them, do they?

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