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SATURDAY, 10 MARCH 1956
Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you.
It's not proud. It's given up. Even the bird has moved on.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Your soft launch was a hand in a photo. The hard launch never came.…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
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