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You say you're "an old soul".
You're 21. The only old thing about you is your phone's battery health.
— Zack, unqualified
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- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- There's no I in team. There are two in "invoice still unpaid". And one…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
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