The three day weekend is unlike any other type of work stoppage. If you take a vacation, you have to worry about who's covering for you, what work you'll have to do when you get back, and if anything important is happening.
Regular weekends are too short, so they're not that special. Usually, the regular weekend passes so quickly, that it's not even that relaxing. You try so hard to have fun with the whole weekend, that you end up rushing through it, and not getting stress free time.
The three day weekend usually comes on a business-type holiday where you and most of the working world has the day off. It is a free pass to take time and just relax. You don't have to worry about work not getting done, and you don't have to worry about things going bad while you're out. If you think about it, not much can go wrong in one normal day off anyways.
With all of this in mind, the 3 day weekend transforms the days around it into better days. If the day off is a Monday, the previous Friday is usually easier to get through because you know there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Saturday is still your "get errands done/go out" day. Sunday, though, transforms into a complete recreation day. Usually Sundays are your recharge day, but in this case, you are done with errands, so you can relax AND go out and have fun. Sundays turn into the best day of the weekend. The Monday is then your new recharge day. The rest of the following week is also better because Tuesday changes into Monday, Wednesday changes into Tuesday, hump day gets eliminated, then Thursday is Thursday, and Friday is back to awesome.
In the end, 3 day weekends are a great stress reliever. They recharge your life, yet don't disrupt anything.
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