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FRIDAY, 25 JANUARY 1980
"It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years.
You're the phase they'll describe to a therapist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Coffee doesn't fix Monday. It just makes sure you're fully conscious for it.
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
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