ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You said you're "booked and busy".
Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching a show you've already seen four times.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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