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SUNDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 1987
Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you.
It's a debt collector.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Money can't buy happiness. You'll never have enough to check.
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
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