The Ultimate Monday Playlist to Improve Your Mood

last updated 3 July 2019

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Though it sounds oxymoronic, we often turn to music to help silence the noise. Whether we need to hit the ground running at work, need a slow, mellow accompaniment to our morning tea, or just need an unbiased friend to take with us through our emotions—the cathartic effect of music never misses a beat. In fact, it’s been scientifically proven to help improve our mood.

And while we have a long, running list of coping mechanisms for when life starts to get sticky, an up-lifting playlist is a constant, something we can enjoy and breathe into during both the best and worst days. Inspired by our most recent case of the Sunday scaries, we put our heads together to come up with a “playlist of all playlists” to hopefully un-Monday your Monday with some of our editors’ favorite songs.

From monotonous morning commutes to that inevitable 3 p.m. crash (when your brain feels like it can’t and won’t go on), these are the songs Byrdie HQ has on replay. Keep reading for our official Un-Monday Your Monday Playlist.

So, what are you go-to Monday songs? Share your favorites with us in the comments below, and let us know if you'd like to see more playlists like this!

Next up: a must-try breathing tip that will improve your focus—anytime, anywhere.

Disclaimer

This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be used in the place of advice of your physician or other medical professionals. You should always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider first with any health-related questions.

Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.