The two most seemingly useless days of the work week are Tuesday and Thursday. But, in truth, these days serve a very important purpose: they are transition days to carry us from one milestone weekday to the next. Monday is the beginning of the week and no one likes Mondays. Monday is the official end to our freedom. We are once again back in bondage working for the Man. Monday is the day we realize we are another day older and deeper in debt for we owe our soul to the company store. Okay, for all you youngsters, Google Tennessee Ernie Ford and the song Sixteen Tons. Damn, I am old!

Tuesday carries us from the worst day of the week to the milestone day of Wednesday. Tuesday is the real workhorse of the week. Interestingly, Tuesday seems to be one of the quietest days of the week in terms of meetings for most people. I think it is due, in part, because people are actually trying to get some work done.

Wednesday is our half-way point to the much-anticipated weekend and therefore, we honor that day. We call it ‘Hump Day’ because we have cleared the hump of the week and now it’s all down hill to the weekend.

Thursday is a transitory day that exists only to prevent us from gaining too much happiness momentum going into Friday. It’s like a speed bump preventing us from crashing into Friday with uncontrolled excitement. Thursday is a reminder there is still work to be done lest we get so excited about the winding down of the work week that we get nothing done at all going into Friday. Of course, everyone knows little, if any, real productive work gets done on Friday afternoon. If it weren’t for Thursday, Friday morning would be as unproductive as Friday afternoon.

So, let’s get some work done and pay tribute to Thursday. The very important but often overlooked second transition day of the week.

- Nate