ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front.
Hers was "I have a hard stop at 8:15". Yours was hoping she'd forget. She set an alarm.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Your company will send flowers to your funeral. They'll be charged to your department's…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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