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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
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
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- You spent £400 on an ergonomic chair. You sit on it like a frog.…
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
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