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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
Every Monday you swear this week will be different.
You've sworn it nine hundred times. The week stopped listening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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