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SUNDAY, 14 JANUARY 1973
The hardest part of working out is getting started.
You've made sure it stays the hardest part.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- The loot box has a 0.5% chance of something good. The studio has a…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
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