ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday.
Forty replies. Four mention you. None kindly.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Romance isn't dead. It just stopped waiting for a reply to your "hey" from…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday". Except a manager, and he meant…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
SEND ME ONE DEPRESSING THOUGHT EVERY MORNING
One quote. Every morning. Delivered before coffee, when you are weakest and the day has not yet had the chance to disappoint you itself.
No spam. Just disappointment. Unsubscribe whenever you regain hope.