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Theo Farrant

The Sunday Scaries: Why the end of the weekend feels so hard. Here's how you can ease it

It’s Sunday - weekend is slipping away, and instead of enjoying the last stretch of free time, a familiar knot begins to form. Thoughts of unanswered emails, back-to-back meetings, and an already overwhelming to-do list creep in, clouding the day.

That sense of dread you may have experienced has a name: the “Sunday Scaries”. While it may sound like a throwaway phrase, the science shows it's more widespread and serious than you might think.

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