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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 23 JULY 1957
You have a "5-year plan".
It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
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