Dear readers,
每到星期一，上班族總出現疲倦、頭暈、胸悶、腹脹、食欲不振、周身酸痛、注意力不集中、工作和學習效率降低……這種現象，就是醫家常言的「星期一症候群」。如何避免「星期一綜合症」呢？大家可以參照以下方法，避免「黑色星期一」。
It is always a little challenging starting a new work week. A large majority of people stay up a little too late on Sunday night, neglect to do any work over the weekend and drift into the office tired and irritable. The average person will arrive to the office at about 9:20 a.m. or later. They share tall tales of their weekend adventures with their colleagues, go out to get a cup of coffee, take a restroom break and proceed to check their social media to see what’s going on. At about 10:30 a.m., they start to think about working. By 11:15 a.m., plans are being made for lunch. As you can imagine, this is not a recipe for success. It is a detrimental（有害的） pattern that is easy for us all to fall into.
I would suggest a different, more productive strategy for Monday mornings.
On Sunday, prepare for your workweek by mentally planning out your week ahead. Write a to-do list of your tasks. Start with the worst ones first to get it over with. Prepare your wardrobe to save time in the morning. Go to sleep early, wake up early and plan to arrive early at the office.
Think differently than everyone else to rise above the crowd. It is a cliché （老生常談）to bemoan（抱怨） the beginning of the week. Yes, we all know that the weekend is too short. It’s not pleasant to face the cold reality of another week of work. While everyone is miserable and complaining, be the person who is upbeat（樂觀的）, positive and motivated. You don’t have to be the phony（做作的）, over-the-top（誇張的） or excited person, just come across（給人...印象） interested and passionate about your job and career.
Do a little soul-searching. Are you happy to be where you are? Do you enjoy your job? Is your career going the way you had hoped it would? If not, there is a high likelihood that you will be upset Monday morning. If you are energized about the week ahead then you are probably in a good space. If the Monday blues are worse than the normal discomfort, you have a bigger issue to deal with. It may be time to start thinking of a new job or having a talk with your boss to improve your situation.
If possible, get in a little workout before you start the day and eat a hearty breakfast at home.
Once in the office, avoid the pervasive and distracting idle chitchat（聊天，閒扯） and gossip. Dive into the plan that you made the night before.
Ideally, you should have checked emails Sunday night to get a jump on（提早開始） any important issues. If not, start right away.
Eat the frog first—meaning take on the tasks you hate to get it done quickly and not have it hang over your head all day long.
Check in with your boss to find out if there is anything you should be aware of or could help them with.
Think of ways to improve yourself and how to work more efficiently and productively. Plan how you can move your career forward. Work on these matters, as well as your job.
Do a couple of things to treat yourself to start the week off on the right foot.