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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 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
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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