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MONDAY, 25 MAY 1987
Running clears your head.
Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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