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SATURDAY, 5 AUGUST 1972
A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph.
The photo will outlast your sanity.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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