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WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 1957
A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph.
The photo will outlast your sanity.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
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