ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing.
When you leave, someone will fight over the plant.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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