'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning meme coffee for extra energy (September 29, 2026)

Cata Holmes • Writer

Sep 29, 2026 8:30 AM EDT

Need a little extra fuel to survive the morning?

What is the best approach when it comes to surviving Monday morning at work? It's the start of the week, so it's not like we can't work. There're a lot of things to get done because you took Friday kind of off; meaning, you went to work and pretended to be busy and left all your tasks to your future self. But guess what, now it's time for future self to take over and get that done.

But let's be honest. We don't have to make this too hard on ourselves.

We can find a middle ground to make your Monday morning funny and more relaxed. Yes, you'll still have to finish everything you have to do, but in the meantime, you can have some little breaks. Actually, having those little breaks can make you more productive and, essentially, look better with your boss. The mind needs some time to decompress, and if you're trying to stay focused for more than 40 minutes straight, it's not going to happen.

Have you heard of the Pomodoro method? It's basically the key to hacking your brain into being more mindful and more concentrated when completing tasks. You have to complete 25 minutes of uninterrupted work, followed by 5-minute breaks. After four or five rounds of them, you get a 30-minute break. I tried it when I was in college and let me tell you in works wonders. It helped me move faster with time-consuming tasks and finish all my reports and essays before my classmates.

Something that is important to know is what to do on those five-minute breaks. The most important thing is to leave your desk (or the place where you've been working all this time). That's what triggers your brain into being more in "break mode". And then, you need to do something fun, like scrolling through these memes. So, for the next time you need to chill and unwind for a bit, come back to this marvelous collection of memes, that are not only funny, but perfect to massage your brain after work.