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TUESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1983
Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front.
Hers was "I have a hard stop at 8:15". Yours was hoping she'd forget. She set an alarm.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.…
- Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once. They'll merge. You'll…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Your soft launch was a hand in a photo. The hard launch never came.…
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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