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WEDNESDAY, 12 JANUARY 1972
Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark.
There wasn't. She knew in four minutes. You paid for both.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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