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SUNDAY, 3 MAY 1998
You're not getting older.
You're getting closer. That's worse.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
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- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
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