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FRIDAY, 13 JULY 2007
Kids grow up so fast.
Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and you age a decade.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- There's someone out there for everyone. Yours married someone else in 2019. They look…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
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