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DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1992
Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen.
It will still be on that wall long after your name is off the door.

— Zack, unqualified

VERIFIED
UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
  2. You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
  3. You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
  4. Your resting heart rate is excellent. It's had nothing else to do.
  5. Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
  6. Wealth is built slowly. Debt is built quickly. And it's hereditary.
  7. Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.

THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR

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