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FRIDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1985
The retirement age goes up a year every time you check.
It's not a finish line. It's a horizon.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- You said you're "built different". You're built the same. Just assembled worse.
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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