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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 25 DECEMBER 1968
Monday motivation is a myth.
Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave, or your retirement.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- Your resting heart rate is excellent. It's had nothing else to do.
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
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