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I've seen calendars use this format, but why? To me it would seem not to line up with how we treat our weeks? We talk about the work week as a contiguous block,
by Daneel_ 11y ago
I've seen calendars use this format, but why? To me it would seem not to line up with how we treat our weeks? We talk about the work week as a contiguous block, and the weekend the same way, so why split one of those blocks over two rows?
- Zikes 11y agoIf it were any other format other than what you were accustomed to, you'd still be asking the same question. It's just a common convention, it doesn't need to have any deeper meaning.
- bajsejohannes 11y agoI think Daneel_'s point still holds true. Even though the convention in the US is that weeks start on Sunday, in natural language you can hear that people's mental model differ. For example - "weekend" (that's "week end") includes both Saturday and Sunday - "beginning of next week" means Monday/Tuesday - "next week" in general seems to start on the Monday So to me, the convention in the US seems to be more about how calendars are displayed than how we think about the week. Our two models disagree, so it's reasonable to ask why.
- Retric 11y agoYou can sleep in on Sunday, but you need to go to sleep at a reasonable hour which IMO suggests your preparing for the week aka starting it. On the other hand Friday night through Saturday night is party time.