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FRIDAY, 15 OCTOBER 1999
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
You took it in 2016. You've been sitting down since.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday". Except a manager, and he meant…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
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