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
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- The game asks if you want to continue. Nobody ever asks if you want…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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