Daily Horoscope According to Blogs and Twitter

by candice.tsuei | August 26, 2009 at 01:17 pm

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Sunday is the happiest day of the week and Wednesday is the worst day of the week, according to a recent study analyzing 2.4 million blogs, tweets, and internet messages by counting the number of positive and negative words used.

The research was conducted by two applied mathematicians, Christopher Danforth and Peter Dodds, at Vermont University. They found that in contrary to popular belief, Monday is not the day when people feel the most depressed, but Wednesday. Monday, surprisingly, is the second happiest day of the week, as people are still upbeat from the weekend.

The professors analyzed words from 2.4 million internet blogs, including Twitter. They awarded a score out of nine depending on how positive the words were. Negative words such as betray, cruel, hatred and suffocate all scored less than two, while positive words such as free, fun, and rainbow scored above eight.

Professor Danforth said: "People's daily experience is being reflected somewhat in what they're saying. What we're attempting to do is measure collective happiness on a much larger scale, similar to measuring the temperature outside. The energy of a few molecules bouncing around doesn't give a good indication of heat, you need billions or more.

Here is a list of the best and worst days for everything:

Monday

Good -
Start slimming: People who start a new diet on a Monday are more likely to successfully shed the pounds.
Invest in the stock market: Shares tend to move in the same direction as Friday, making it easier for prediction.

Bad -
Stay alive: One-fifth more deaths happen on a Monday and it is the most common day to die of a heart attack.
Driving: Cars more likely to break down on a Monday.

Tuesday

Good -
Update blogs: Most hits on blog pages happen on Tuesdays.
Shopping: People are least likely to go shopping today, therefore a good day for bargain hunters.

Bad -
Have sex: We have the least sex on Tuesdays according to an NOP health survey.
Men: Men are most likely to choose today to kill themselves.

Wednesday

Good -
Ask for a pay raise: Bosses are most receptive today.
First date: First dates are best on Wednesdays according to a poll of 8,000 single people.

Bad -
Driving: most traffic accidents happen today, revealed from an analysis of 55,000 insurance claims.

Thursday

Good -
Quit smoking: People's willpower is the strongest for the first few days, which helps them to get through the weekend.
Have sex: Sex hormones peak on Thursdays.

Bad -
Hospital: Patients hospitalized on a Thursday stay on average of 6.3 days, compared with 5.3 on a Sunday.
Rain: Wettest day of the week with an average of 2.97mm of rain falls.

Friday

Good -
Fire people: Words may be less wounding on a Friday as people may even agree that it's best to look for another job.

Bad -
Vehicle theft: The busiest day for cars and contents being nicked.
Earthquake: Five of the ten worst earthquakes in history struck on a Friday.

Saturday

Good -
Have a baby: Babies born on Saturdays have a better chance to become a Prime Minister, as 6 of the 20 British PMs since 1990 were born on a Saturday.

Bad -
Drinking: The number of people hospitalized with alcohol poisoning increases by two thirds.

Sunday

Good -
Communication: One-third more people open their personal emails on a Sunday compared weekdays.

Bad -
Cooking: One-fifth consider doing a Sunday roast for the family as stressful as visiting the dentist.