ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- The retirement age goes up a year every time you check. It's not a…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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