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TUESDAY, 14 AUGUST 2012
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
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- Make your money work for you. Yours quit in 2019. It works for your…
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
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