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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 1978
You have an eleven-step skincare routine.
Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is doing its best. It isn't a miracle worker.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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