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SATURDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 1971
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
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
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