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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 14 JUNE 1974
The retirement age goes up a year every time you check.
It's not a finish line. It's a horizon.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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