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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1958
Nobody notices when you do your job well.
Everyone notices when you leave at 5:01. Your retirement will get a shorter email.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Every summit sends a very strong signal. The planet keeps not receiving it.
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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