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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 21 JULY 1958
You said you're "so busy" this week.
Your screen time says eleven hours a day. Busy is one word for it. Scrolling is the other.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your backlog is a library of things you were going to enjoy. It is…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- The retirement age goes up a year every time you check. It's not a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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