Some days just don’t work out. First you oversleep because you didn’t hear the alarm, then you spill coffee on your new blouse and on the train you remember your forgotten cell phone on the kitchen table.
With such a start to the day, the rest of the day can only be bad, right? study found that the average American knows by 8:36 am whether he or she is going to have a bad day.
Everyone has a bad day
The survey, which included 2,000 Americans, found that there are about four bad days a month.
For 86 percent of those surveyed, the day is completely wasted if something goes wrong in the morning. This can be a physical condition such as feeling sick when waking up (35 percent), having trouble falling asleep at night (31 percent), waking up with a headache (29 percent) or mishaps in the morning rush. These include losing keys (26 percent) and forgetting your cell phone at home (25 percent).
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Other things that indicate a bad day are running out of toilet paper (22 percent), forgetting your wallet at home (22 percent), not hearing the alarm (19 percent), not charging your smartphone overnight (18 percent) or realizing in the morning that the Wi-Fi is not working (16 percent).
Your partner’s bad mood can also be contagious. If the coffee is empty, a bad mood is inevitable.
These morning slip-ups have a big impact. 48 percent of respondents said they canceled their plans for the day or didn’t go to work after such incidents.
Common cause of bad days: tiredness
The survey also analyzed the relationship between sleep quality and daily experiences. About 71 percent of participants said that the quality of their sleep determines whether their day goes well or badly.
In addition, 77 percent of respondents believe that good sleep helps them better deal with potential problems in the morning.
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