ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Rise and grind.
Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a boat.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
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- Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday". Except a manager, and he meant…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- There's no I in team. There are two in "invoice still unpaid". And one…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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