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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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