Blah Blah Blah Day
Whether yourself or another talking, use Blah Blah Blah day to really focus on those things you have otherwise been tuning out, ignoring, and avoiding.
Encourage audiences to tackle procrastination and reconnect with friends through lighthearted, relatable messaging around productivity and social connection.
- Share your procrastination wins: post the tasks you finally completed on Blah Blah Blah Day
- Reconnect challenge: reach out to a friend you've been meaning to call and share your chat on social
- Productivity boost: create a shareable checklist template for overdue tasks and goals
So, where did the phrase Blah Blah Blah come from? According to historians, it originated from ancient Greece, but the term was “bar bar bar.” The first phrase was taken from the sounds heard from barbarians, implying that the words beings spoken were “meaningless noises.” Those sounds have evolved to phrases such as “yada, yada, yada” and “blab, blab, blab.”
The phrase, “blab, blab, blab” showed up in 19th-century books which is why we now say “blah, blah, blah.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first use of “blah” came from a 1918 memoir in the magazine Wine, Women, & War. “Blab” can mean revealing a secret, gossiping, and talking about topics with little to no meaning.
Blah Blah Blah Day aims to appreciate the pleasure of casual conversation. The holiday itself was created in 2006 by Ruth and Thomas Roy of Wellcat Holidays and Herb. Wellcat created the holiday with the intent to do all those things that other people have been nagging you about.
It’s about listening to those nagging words and putting them to action. Whether they’re telling you to clean your home, apply for jobs, or quit smoking. People also take the time to listen to others in their daily lives joining together for a simple talk.
Topics can include how their day has been and how they have been feeling. Blah Blah Blah Day is all about appreciating the nagging noises that you wouldn’t usually pay attention to and begin listening.
Visit a Friend for a Chat
Take the day to visit a friend you haven’t seen in a while and enjoy some nice chit-chat. Ask them the usual questions and look like you’re interested, even if its all boring to you. Celebrate Blah Blah Blah Day with your friends and family by getting together with them and spending time with them.
Get Some Tasks Done
One of the most important things to do on Blah Blah Blah Day is complete those tasks that you have been meaning to do for quite some time now. Whether this means changing the lightbulbs in the spare room, completing a work assignment, or emailing a friend you have not spoken to for quite some time; Blah Blah Blah Day is the perfect kick you need to stop putting these things off and instead tackle them headfirst. We are sure there is a long list of things you have meant to do over the years and you have never got around to yet. This could be doing tasks for people who have asked you to do them. It could also relate to little jobs and tasks that you have set yourself but you still have not complete yet. Or, what about those goals that you have been wanting to achieve but you haven’t? This could be anything from dropping a dress size to quitting smoking. No matter what applies to you, put your plans in action on Blah Blah Blah Day. You could make a list of all of the things you need to do and have not got around to yet. You can then tick them off one-by-one until your list is empty! Why not share your list on social media so that you can encourage other people to get involved as well?
Practice Listening
A final suggestion for Blah Blah Blah Day is to make sure that you listen to people intently on this day. If most of us are honest, drifting off and not listening to people properly is something a lot of us do! If you fall into this category, go out of your way to tune into what everyone else is saying on this day. Don’t let those three little “blahs” enter your head.