ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
The return to office is completely optional.
So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet there you are, ranked 41st. They're "reviewing" 41st.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
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- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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