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WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER 1997
"It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years.
You're the phase they'll describe to a therapist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
- The hardest part of working out is getting started. You've made sure it stays…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
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