ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front.
Hers was "I have a hard stop at 8:15". Yours was hoping she'd forget. She set an alarm.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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