Monday Mandates: Apply

Monday mornings are for suffering. But don't just take it lying down. Take it standing up, with a strong sense of purpose. And a good dose of caffeine.

Here's your Monday Mandate:

• Wear pants that are slightly too small for you.
• Complain loudly about the weather.
• Use the word "synergy" at least 5 times in a meeting.
• Stare intensely at your computer screen for 2 hours before doing actual work.

For more Monday Mandates:

Rock the Olympics (a series of increasingly absurd athletic feats)

Monday Mornings Without Caffeine (a cautionary tale)