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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner.
You'll eat standing up for eighteen years. Then sit down and forget how.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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