A lot of us might've made big and lofty plans for how to best dominate the first day of the new year. Unfortunately, just the same lot of us might've pushed ourselves to the point of pure exhaustion the previous night. Many folks have succumbed to a lazy day, and simply waiting to get after it until tomorrow.
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We've entered a strange and dreamlike time of the year, folks. Yes, that infamous twilight zone between Christmas and the New Year. Many are coming down off the highly anticipated holiday of the year, where gifts are exchanged and family members are sometimes packed into tight quarters to play nice and exchange war stories from the last year. And then it passes, and you're left twiddling your thumbs waiting for the year to wrap up. Might as well sit back and enjoy the ride, and the days off if you have 'em!
Neil DeGrasse Tyson invited a solid, unforgiving roasting on himself when he went and tweeted out a rather sassy tweet about the importance (or lack thereof) of New Year's Day. Let's just say we can't wait to see how this ridiculous little Twitter feud unfolds.
Via AsapSCIENCE
After a month of the worst group text experience of your life, New Year’s Eve is here, and you and your friends have finally decided on what you’re doing – unless Jake gets back to you because Jake throws the best parties.
But New Year’s Eve never really lives up to the hype, does it? And why is that? We try so hard to make it a special night. We even might get invited to Jake’s party. He’s going to have a two-story beer bong this year. Two. Stories. It’ll be so sick.
ASAP Science actually has a pretty reasonable list of reasons why New Year’s kind of stinks.
- Expectations — We all think that New Year’s is going to be a climactic end to our year, but it usually just ends with you passed out on your floor clutching a copy of the West Side Story soundtrack and screaming, “Why, Maria? Why?”
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Trying too hard — To live up to the expectations of the night, we all try and make sure that the night is as perfect as possible, which is why you have got to be at Jake’s party this year. But the fact is, trying too hard to have a good time leads to a bad time.
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Optimism Bias — Apparently, our brain is hardwired to expect positive outcomes over negative ones. How do I get some of that optimism bias?
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Reflection — Thinking about the past year can be… sad.
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Alcohol — Reflection plus alcohol can be sadder.
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Cost — Between dinner and the Über, NYE can cost a ton of money. Once you factor in all the money you spend trying to bribe your way into Jake’s party, you’re pretty broke come Jan. 1.
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The Kiss — If you don’t have someone to kiss, you’re sad. If you do, everyone hates you.
Happy New Year! Make strong decisions!
