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MONDAY, 15 APRIL 1957
They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands.
It will be the most productive minute of the quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
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- You manifested your dream job. The universe received the request, checked your CV and…
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
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- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
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