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Why are we all forgetting what day it is?:
Google searches for "what day is it?" have been steadily rising throughout lockdown as people desperately try to recover a semblance of normality.
Likewise, the phrase has been trending on social media, with more than 307,600 posts under the hashtag #WhatDayIsIt on Instagram demonstrating how many people are struggling with the phenomenon.
Struggling with time is only normal given the pandemic has ruptured our sense of routine, says Mary E. McNaughton-Cassill, clinical psychology professor at the University of Texas.
"During normal times our days, weeks and months follow predictable patterns," she tells The Independent. "How we dress, what we eat, when we go to bed and when we wake up are all dictated by our work, school and leisure routines."
[...] But in lockdown, of course, many of these cues have been eliminated. Our homes are no longer places to unwind. They are our schools, nurseries, offices, cafes, co-working spaces, bars and cinemas.
[...] To those experiencing difficulties remembering the time or what day it is, Dr Bijlani suggests enforcing structure and rhythm into your daily routine. "Try to wake up at the same time each day, eat healthy meals at regular intervals and ensure adequate hydration throughout the day," she says, adding that it's best too avoid excessive alcohol as this will disrupt your sleeping patterns even further.
Other tips include getting exercise where possible, not remaining sitting for prolonged periods of time and setting some boundaries on your working hours, avoiding working overtime. "Try and create a different structure for the weekend from the weekdays, too," she adds, "so you are able to differentiate between them".
Given that we don't know how long this period of lockdown will last, McNaughton-Cassill explains that it is also important to try and come to terms with this new reality.
"Setting specific goals, and scheduling time to achieve them in addition to our other obligations, can help us to structure the days, and feel more productive," she adds. This will also provide a sense of achievement, something many of us have been lacking in lockdown.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:24AM (23 children)
I have a thing called a calendar. It is a tool that allows me to reckon time based on the Earth's rotation. It's pretty high-tech stuff.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:30AM (12 children)
I'll see your calendar (I use one too) and raise you a morning newspaper.
Every morning there is the day/date staring at me from the top of every page.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @04:22AM (4 children)
Newspaper? How 1900s. As my country starts to journey back to 'normal' it is nice to rediscover the days of the week and the regularity of events like trash day. They indeed were blending a bit back there. Overwork can do this to you too. Years ago I was in a high pressure job and headed home a bit "early" one day - announcing at 3pm "Have a good weekend, see y'all on Monday." ... it was Wednesday.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday May 05 2020, @02:22PM (3 children)
You mean how 1700s of you? Newspapers are super old technology for delivering news. It's not terribly surprising that they're going out of business left and right. Adapting to new technology can be pretty difficult.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @02:44PM (2 children)
Perhaps there would be a market for real news? As opposed to moral outrage fests against political opponents.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @06:57PM (1 child)
Well, find a real news source and put your money where your mouth is. For starters there is WSWS [wsws.org] and Consortium News [consortiumnews.com]. What else do we have?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @08:37PM
My local newspaper does a good job, so I subscribe. It's not cheap, but someone has to pay the reporters.
All the "new" media around here just quote things from the newspaper--TV & radio don't seem to have anyone that could qualify as a reporter and I haven't found anything online other than badly written rumors and lies.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday May 05 2020, @04:58AM (1 child)
but.,, who knows who touched it or coughed on it before [theguardian.com] you picked it up!
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:51AM
That's ok, when Jeeves irons it to dry the ink, it will kill the virus anyway.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday May 05 2020, @05:27AM (4 children)
I see your newspaper and raise you a watch with date display. No need to go to another room, it's already on my wrist, no matter where I am. As a bonus, I also get the current time.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @06:41AM (1 child)
How do you know it is still set to the right time/date ?
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:51AM
Because it is radio controlled.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Wednesday May 06 2020, @01:49AM (1 child)
I just type date into an xterm, and it tells me.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2020, @09:41PM
If you are using xterm, don't you have a clock in your WM? :)
date is awesome. I just saw a toot on mastodon from the 2600 radioshow Off The Hook that they will be live at 19:00 EST. Oh, no what time is that?
$ date -d '19:00 EST'
Thu 7 May 02:00:00 CEST 2020
Oh why, thank you date! Guess I'll stay up late.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:32AM (1 child)
The problem is that people are adjusting to their indefinite weekend.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @04:55AM
The poor bastards. They've temporarily forgotten how painful life is meant to be in the non-commissioned ranks.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:41AM
No wonder that Boston Dynamics and Skynet let the poor Ethanol go, seeing how calendars were beyound his technological grasp.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday May 05 2020, @05:00AM (2 children)
but if you're not sure if it is you, the room, or the earth, that is spinning, and everything isn't necessarily spinning in the same direction, things get tricky...
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @10:32AM (1 child)
Do not worry. The old man from Samos will know what to do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @11:41PM
No shithole [infomigrants.net] for old men
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:07AM (1 child)
>I have a thing called a calendar. It is a tool that allows me to reckon time based on the Earth's rotation. It's pretty high-tech stuff.
I can't read a calendar but I can fuck your bitch. Home truths for nerds - the news that matters right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E66BdOjtNk [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @01:00PM
Why would you want to f--- his dog? You might get bit! Try a chicken or a sheep first; then you can move up to a bitch.
Oh and keep posting dumb shit so we can keep laughing at you.
(Score: 5, Funny) by istartedi on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:26AM (1 child)
I frequently mix up the calendar with the colander. I'm always wondering if this was really the right day for spaghetti.
Appended to the end of comments you post. Max: 120 chars.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:39PM
I'll put the onus on you to remember better next time.