Five Tips for Improving Monday Mornings.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day.

One happiness-project exercise I undertook was to consider the different times of day, and days of the week, to see if any particular dayparts were happiness challenges. In my case, I realized that school mornings were no fun, and I took several steps to make school-day mornings more calm and cheery.

Another common problem time? Monday morning -- or rather, the Monday-morning mood, which can strike at any...