A reflex response is what happens in the absence of thought and reflection

Monday, as we all know, is the absentee day. The day when the undermotivated, the hungover, the weather-challenged and the just plain lazy get their mother, their flatmate or their partner to ring the office and say they won’t be in.

The throat is so bad, they couldn’t even come to the phone.

Some absentees do manage to transport their bodies into the office on the first day of the week. It’s just their minds they leave at home. An example of this kind is probably to be found in a chair near you. That’s the one clutching a beaker of supercharged coffee who may be able to answer difficult questions like “What’s today’s date?” by about mid-morning.