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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 15 MAY 1956
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- Love is patient. Your partner is not, and has started a note on their…
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- You've been "circling back" since March. At this point you're space debris.
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
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