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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2001
Think outside the box.
The box had the budget. You're out here with a sticky note.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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