🧠 Why the week after Christmas feels like a blur (& how to use it)

Today’s Edition of Captivated Productivity [SUNDAY SERIES]: Why The Week After Christmas aka ‘Twixmas’ Feels Like a Blur (and how to hack your brain to use it)

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What day is it???

Twixmas (also called Inbetwixmas) is that strange stretch between Christmas and New Year’s. Pajamas. Leftovers. Checking email in a random corner in your parent's house. Absolutely no idea what day it is.

If this whole week feels like a cozy blur where you:

Your brain, like most of us, has lost its usual structure and is stuck in between chapters.

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Most of the year, your brain tells time using anchors: school, work, commute, meetings, alarms, kids’ activities, even traffic.

During Twixmas, a lot of those anchors disappear. No regular schedule → fewer “time stamps” → your brain has less to hook memories onto. Is it Tuesday? Thursday? It all feels the same, like one big weekend.

On top of that, this week sits in what psychology and anthropology would call a liminal space: one thing has ended (the big holiday and most of the year), and the next thing (the new year, new goals, new routines) hasn’t fully started.

That in-between can feel floaty and dreamy, or aimless and slightly off.

Then add the energy crash after a December sprint: end-of-year deadlines, finals, shopping, travel, family, holiday prep, social stuff.

Once that push ends, your brain shifts into recovery mode. You move slower, think softer, and the usual “I did X, then Y, then Z today” storyline falls apart.

With fewer anchors and less distinction between days, your brain doesn’t store each day as separate. It just becomes: “that mushy week after Christmas.”

(So here’s what you could try: Continues Below.)

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You don’t actually need to turn Twixmas into a race-to-the-new-year productivity boot camp. You just need a little structure so your brain can enjoy the blur and remember it.

What to do:

1. Add one tiny daily anchor. Pick 1 simple thing you repeat every day this week:

That single anchor gives your brain a hook: “Okay, that was today.”

2. Do one “end of year” thing and one “next year” thing. Keep it small and doable:

This gives your brain a sense of closing one chapter and opening another, without pressure to rebuild your whole life in a week.

3. Give yourself permission for the blur. Twixmas is supposed to feel a little “what even is time.”

Resting, being cozy, and moving slower is a good thing. Your brain is processing and resetting.

When you mix:

you turn a lost week into a gentle reset, and one your brain will actually remember and feel good about.

Give it a try and see if it helps.

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