It is a proven fact that weather can have an effect on your work productivity.  For instance, a shining sun will generally make you more alert, and therefore, productive and motivated, while a rainy day will cause sleepiness and bring down your motivation.  Who doesn’t love a good mid-day nap when it is cold and rainy, right?

Today, it is gloomy here in Southern California, and a cold streak seems to have crept in.  Here is a couple of pictures:

 ![21695A88-46ED-4DF6-829A-F2F76C61D016.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmUM4Mzhba1HAMgFnnf9WRCwNSHChdDezuB8fy2yTVWUKP)

![898F1858-861F-4D61-839F-47D25D658F86.jpeg](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmVzcD8mQyxdwR6BdSA97zhGK5rEsscKsFRb7u2yTMAmDB)

We generally have the same cloud-free, sunny skies nearly all the time, but with the gloom hanging over, and a 3 day weekend on the horizon (Memorial Day holiday in the US), I feel everyone was less motivated at work, myself included.  Don’t get me wrong, me working at 60% capacity is like a normal person working at 120% capacity (haha, OK, probably not), so stuff got done today, perhaps just not as quick as I would normally have preferred (a few meetings did not help). 

What is the weather like where you live? Do you drag on gloomy days?

Hope everyone is having a good week,

Brian