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[holytoastr]

Weird thing I read.

Let's say a meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been moved forward two days. What is the new day of the meeting?



If you think it's Friday, you imagine time as something you move through. If you think it's Monday, you think of time as something that passes by you. According to the British Psychological Society, "Friday" people have an angrier disposition, than "Monday" people. The researchers also found that "thinking about moving through time can induce anger."

Isn't that weird?

I am a Monday person apparently. But I was angry at the thought of a meeting getting moved up. So maybe the study is nothing about nothing.

Comments

[jizai.livejournal.com]

Monday person here. Forward and back in time should be seen as the opposite of seeing it on a calendar imho. You "push back" a meeting if you go the other way. Interesting.

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

I thought moving something "forward" always meant it got closer/earlier... I've never known it to mean moving to a later date. Otherwise people would never know what each other are talking about?!

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

Clearly most people don't know what each other is talking about. :P

[eunicemcgee.livejournal.com]

Wow, it took me like twenty seconds before I even figured out in what way it could possibly be Monday.

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

I had to really sit down and think how it could possibly be Friday. This whole thing is so weird!

[danithesquirrel.livejournal.com]

I don't understand how it could be Friday.

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

I sorta do. The meeting itself would have to move forward in time to Friday. Like time is a physical object that you can physically position yourself closer to.