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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 31 JULY 2007
Your therapist said set boundaries.
You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m. to explain it for forty minutes.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- 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,…
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