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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
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You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake.
The standing still was flawless. The getting up took a team, a run-up and a noise you'd never made before.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You got the ick because they ran for a bus. You've been single three…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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