Did you get tricked into thinking that it’s Friday already?

Life should not be one long wait around for two days in the week when we can theoretically do what we want, but all too often it feels like that. Pour one out for those who work Saturdays and/or Sundays; they don’t even get the advantage of gyms and grocery stores being quieter during weekday working hours anymore, thanks to all of those gosh-darned flexible working arrangements, and then they have to deal with the rest of us gloating about having the weekend to ourselves.

In a just world, we would be trying to make the most out of every day of the week, but between working, chores, childcare, and whatever else the average person has on their plate, that can seem to be near-impossible a lot of the time. You can optimize all you want, but the likelihood is that you are still waiting around for Friday evening like the rest of us if you are a normal 9-to-5er. It simply can’t come fast enough.

The one benefit of existing in the current era is that there are more distractions than ever before to help us forget that the average working person is only allowed 48 hours per week off the clock. The internet is full of wonderful and free entertainment that both commiserates with our struggles, and maybe helps us to forget them for a little while. It is a winning combination that is hard to resist.