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SATURDAY, 27 MARCH 1971
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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