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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2010
You said "this is my year".
You've said it since 2019. The years have stopped believing you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Coffee doesn't fix Monday. It just makes sure you're fully conscious for it.
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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