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TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 1996
Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.
The printer has better job security.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Your company will send flowers to your funeral. They'll be charged to your department's…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
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