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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 5 JULY 1994
You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something.
It landed. Enjoy that. It's the last thing this week that will.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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