If Monday is the day we collectively loathe and Friday is the golden child we all wait for, then where does that leave Tuesday? Smack dab in the middle of a week that’s neither fresh nor close to its end. A little lost, a little neglected—Tuesdays have an identity crisis. If days of the week were people, Tuesday would be the overlooked middle child, awkwardly trying to fit in, not knowing whether to mimic the seriousness of Monday or the fun vibes of Friday. But, poor Tuesday, it tries its best.

Tuesdays are for realizing the enthusiasm of a new week has worn off but Friday’s distant light still seems like a mirage. So, what do we do with this in-between day that no one quite knows what to make of? I say, we reclaim it.

As a psychologist, I often think about how we process and frame the mundane parts of life. Maybe Tuesday isn’t actually so bad—maybe it’s just gotten bad PR over the years. In the mental health world, we talk a lot about perspective. Reframing. Taking what’s in front of you and giving it a new lens. What if Tuesdays were our opportunity to reset, just when we’ve started to slump? It’s the day we can choose to make something happen. Unlike Monday, we’re not disoriented from the weekend, and unlike Friday, we’re not in a rush to get to the fun part.

Tuesdays are open, malleable, waiting for us to mold them into something more than an afterthought. So why not make it a habit to do something unexpected on a Tuesday? Book that random lunch date, try a new activity, or even reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Call it a mini-week reset.

Tuesdays can be your personal pause button—just enough time left in the week to still get it right.

So, cheers to Tuesday, the day with hidden potential. After all, life is just a series of Tuesdays, waiting for us to make them memorable.