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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 25 JANUARY 1957
You're "healing your inner child".
Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult that hasn't opened a letter since March.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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