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FRIDAY, 1 MAY 1992
You quit your job to "find yourself".
Found you. You're on your parents' sofa, and the Wi-Fi password has been changed.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Money can't buy happiness. You'll never have enough to check.
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
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