Many of us wake up hoping the day ahead will be a bad one. But a study has found the average time most of know when it’ll be a bad day!
Did you know there’s a specific time of day the average American knows whether it’ll be a good day or a bad day? For many of us, that time is just a few minutes after we reach the office.
Avocado Green Mattress commissioned Talker Research to find out exactly what time we know. It turns out, that average time of day is 8:36 a.m. I’m usually up about two hours before that. Most of the time, I’ll know well before 8:36 a.m. how the day’s going to be…although there are always opportunities for surprises.
The study came up with five key factors that help someone decide early on whether it’ll be a good or bad day. The top issue, which 35% said will convince them a bad day is ahead is waking up feeling sick. Even a hypochondriac doesn’t want to be sick, so I couldn’t argue with that.
Sleeping poorly through the night translates into a bad day for 31% of those polled. People mentioned waking up with a headache as the third-biggest factor at 29%.
If you manage to lose your keys, 26% said, that’s not a sign of a good day ahead. I’ve managed to lose my keys twice. I didn’t actually lose them…but I just temporarily misplaced them. I was able to find them quickly enough, but I can understand the level of stress for those few minutes that you frantically search.
The answer people mentioned in fifth place was forgetting your phone at home. In this day and age, it’s hard to imagine forgetting to bring along your phone. They’ve become so “critical” to everything we do, that for me, at least, forgetting to bring your phone would be like forgetting to put on pants. I just don’t see how you can do that…but maybe that’s just me.
The answer I expected would be at the top of the list was oversleeping. That’s a sign you’re definitely going to have a bad day because you start off that day in a panic. It actually ranked in eighth place, with just 18% giving that answer.
The study also found 71% said the quality of their sleep the night before can be a “make or break” factor between a good day and a bad one. And 77% claim a good night’s sleep helps them be ready to handle anything that goes wrong in the morning.
Well, what would you expect a survey commissioned by a mattress company to conclude?
