ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
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
- Your step counter used to set goals. Now it just sends "Hello?" like a…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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