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SATURDAY, 20 MAY 1978
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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