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FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 1962
Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212.
The game hasn't been fun since day 30. The streak doesn't care.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Step outside your comfort zone. It's raining out there, everything costs more, and nobody…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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