Combatting the Sunday Scaries⁠↗

My Friday ritual is to do a cool down to prep for the week before the Daniel Craig Weekend meme hits. I’ll change the scenery to focus on, such as a walk, moving to another room in the house, or going to a cafe outdoors. The purpose is to put all the weekly reflections and subsequent week planning down on paper. This might be a checklist of what you need to do or start planning the week out. We should be entering the weekend like Roman Soldiers marching back through the Arch of Triumph; cleansing ourselves before re-entering the haven that is the weekend—leaving the baggage on the battlefield of the workweek.

When I was a kid, I’d eat vegetables and any food I disliked first. When eating Skittles, I’d consume all the inferior colors before leaving the purple ones in the end to enjoy. Getting the shitty things done allows you to be more carefree on your weekend. Get the chores done first—anything you’re not looking forward to. Ending the weekend on what gives you the energy to enter Monday.