How creative professionals beat the January blues: Tips for embracing winter's darker days
By
Tom May
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Summary
This article explores how creative professionals cope with the so-called "Blue Monday" (the third Monday of January, marketed as the most depressing day of the year). Rather than succumbing to seasonal gloom, many creatives share practical strategies for embracing January, including getting outside, physical activity, reframing mindset, and even embracing a "hibernation" approach to the darker winter days.
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Blue Monday. The third Monday of January is supposedly the most depressing day of the year.
We asked creative professionals how they navigate January and discovered something surprising: many have learned to actively embrace it.
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