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SUNDAY, 9 MARCH 1975
You can do anything you set your mind to.
Your mind has set itself to lying down. Permanently. With snacks.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing. When you…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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