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TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2009
The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday.
Forty replies. Four mention you. None kindly.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
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