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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 30 JULY 2007
Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front.
Hers was "I have a hard stop at 8:15". Yours was hoping she'd forget. She set an alarm.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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