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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 1975
You are a valued member of the team.
So was the last person in your chair. Nobody knows where she went.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- You started a podcast with your mate “for a laugh”. Episode 31 has nine…
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- Your resting heart rate is excellent. It's had nothing else to do.
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
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